Terracotta jug in the shape of a siren

Etruscan

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 170

The siren, a mythological creature that was part woman and part bird, was a popular motif for bucchero vases.

Terracotta jug in the shape of a siren, Terracotta, Etruscan

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