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Three Sirens with musical instruments | Greek vase, Athenian black figure oinochoe

O21.5 ODYSSEUS & THE SEIRENES

Private Collection: Callimanopoulos,
New York City, USA
Catalogue Number: N/A
Beazley Archive Number: 351329
Ware: Attic Black Figure
Shape: Oinochoe
Painter: --
Date: ca 525 - 475 BC
Period: Archaic

SUMMARY

Odysseus tied to the mast of his ship (not shown) listens to the music of the Seirenes. The bird-maidens stand on a rock, one singing, while the others play double-pipe and lyre.

ARTICLESSeirenes
 
 
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