id:			109558
accession number:	1928.193
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1928.193
updated:		2023-08-23 19:24:14.779000

Siren, 600–500 BC. Greece, 6th Century BC. Terracotta; overall: 12.7 x 18.1 x 6.7 cm (5 x 7 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1928.193

title:				Siren
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creation date:			600–500 BC
creation date earliest:		-600
creation date latest:		-500
current location:		102C Greek
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Greece, 6th Century BC
technique:	terracotta
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 12.7 x 18.1 x 6.7 cm (5 x 7 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture
	opening date:   1975-09-24T04:00:00
	<i>Traditions and Revisions: Themes from the History of Sculpture</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 24-November 16, 1975).

	title:		Images of the Mind
	opening date:   1987-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Images of the Mind</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).

	title:		Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders
	opening date:   2019-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Medieval Monsters: Terrors, Aliens, Wonders</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (July 7-October 6, 2019).

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In Greek mythology, a siren is a half-bird, half-woman creature who lured sailors to destruction by the sweetness of her song. The most famous sirens appear in the ancient Greek epic the <em>Odyssey. </em>The goddess of magic, Circe, warns the hero Odysseus to be wary of sirens “who beguile all mortals, any who comes their way,” and lure them to their deaths. This vessel in the shape of a siren likely held valuable perfumed oil. Its small mouth limited spillage, and a string attached to the loop on its back allowed it to hang or to hold a stopper. In the Middle Ages, sirens served as a moral warning—those who allow themselves to indulge in worldly pleasures are vulnerable to evil consequences.
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