ClassificationsGreek and Roman Art
Olpe (Wine Jug) Handle in the Form of a Siren
CultureGreek
Dateca. 480 BCE
MediumBronze
Credit LineCarlos Collection of Ancient Art
Dimensions7 3/16 x 4 3/16 x 2 1/8 in. (18.3 x 10.6 x 5.4 cm)
Object number2006.040.002
Exhibition HistoryMonsters, Demons & Winged Beasts: Composite Creatures in the Ancient World, Michael C. Carlos Museum, February 5 - June 19, 2011MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, September 9, 2013 - April 28, 2014
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, July 2014 - Present
Published ReferencesChristie's London, The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities (April 26, 2006), lot 21.
Jasper Gaunt, "Three Fifth Century Bronze Olpai,".
ProvenanceEx coll. Sir Claude Hankes-Drielsma [Stanford Place Collection], Great Britain, acquired from Robert Haber & Associates, New York, 1997. Purchased by MCCM from Christie's London, April 26, 2006, lot 21.
Status
On viewCollections
- Greek and Roman Art
4th Century BCE
680-640 BCE
ca. 1300 BCE
ca. 620 BCE
Brygos Painter
ca. 480 BCE
ca. 570-560 BCE
4th Century BCE
1600-1200 BCE
2nd-3rd Century CE
ca. 460 BCE