An Attic Black Figure Stemmed Kylix decorated with two standing figures
and several of Homer’s Sirens.  Inside on the tondo, an incised head of
Medusa.  6th Century BC

Diameter including handles: 30cm

Condition: Complete but professionally repaired from several pieces

Sirens are beautiful women of the sea, who sing songs that hypnotise or lure and trick men into shipwrecking their boats on rocky shores because they follow the irresistible songs. Odysseus instructs his crew to tie him to the mast, telling them to ignore whatever he may say while under the sway of the Siren’s song.