File:Funerary siren Louvre Myr148.jpg

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English: Funerary siren raising a hand to her breast and another hand to her hair, two typical gestures of distress and mourning. Terracotta figurine made in Myrina, 1st century BC.
Français : Sirène funéraire portant une main à ses cheveux et l'autre à sa poitrine, deux gestes traditionnels de deuil et de déploration. Figurine en terre cuite de Myrina, Ier siècle av. J.-C.
Dimensions H. 22.5 cm (8 ¾ in.)
institution QS:P195,Q19675
Current location
Department of Greek, Etruscan and Roman Antiquities, Sully, 1st floor, room 38, case 9
Accession number
Myr 148
Credit line Excavated by the French School at Athens, 1883
Source/Photographer Jastrow (2006)

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This picture was shot by Marie-Lan Nguyen (user:Jastrow) and placed in the Public Domain. You are free to use it for any purpose.

Credit can be given as follows: Marie-Lan Nguyen / Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

If you use this image outside of the Wikimedia projects, I would be happy to hear from you (mail jastrow pip-pip DOT org).

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