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Museum August Kestner Ancient Cultures Vessel ceramics and vase painting [1935.200.803]
Aryballos in Form einer Sirene (Salbgefäß) (Museum August Kestner CC BY-NC-SA)
Provenance/Rights: Museum August Kestner / Christian Tepper (CC BY-NC-SA)
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Aryballos in the form of a siren (ointment vessel)

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Description

Sirens are known from Greek mythology as hybrid beings with a bird's body and a human head. The Egyptians worshipped the Ba bird in this form, which could act autonomously as the embodiment of the soul after death.
The yellow, very hard faience is a special feature. So far, only two other vessels are known, probably from the same workshop as this siren. The piece was probably produced in a Greek-influenced workshop in Lower Egypt, most likely in Memphis.

Former collection Friedrich Wilhelm von Bissing

Material/Technique

Silica ceramic / scratched

Measurements

Length: 7.5 cm, Height: 6.7 cm

Literature

  • Busz, Ralf - Gercke, Peter (Hrsg.) (1999): Türkis und Azur. Quarzkeramik im Orient und Okzident. Wolfratshausen, 363-364 Nr. 200 (V. Scheunert)
  • Mlasowsky, Alexander (2000): Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, Deutschland. Hannover, Kestner-Museum 2. München, Taf. 16,6-7
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