Miniature terracotta squat lekythos (oil flask) with siren, Classical, mid-5th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 3 5/16 in. (8.5 cm.), Vases, In Greek mythology, sirens, human-headed birds known for their beautiful voices, were offen associated with the afterlife, and they appear frequently in Classical Greek funerary art. In addition to their mournful depictions on grave stelai, sirens were also an appropriate decoration for a lekythos, a type of vase often connected with death and burial ritual
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Miniature terracotta squat lekythos, oil flask, siren, Classical, mid-5th century B.C, Greek, Attic, Terracotta, red-figure, H, 3 5/16, 8.5 cm, Vases, mythology, sirens, human-headed birds, beautiful voices, offen associated, afterlife, frequently, Classical Greek, funerary, art, addition, mournful depictions, grave stelai, appropriate decoration, lekythos, type, vase, connected, death, burial ritual
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