MAKE A MEME View Large Image Kybernis north BM B287 n2.jpg Artwork en A siren carries a small female figure who reaches up with one hand to touch the chin of the creature a traditional gesture of supplication and may represent the soul of the dead Beneath the siren is ...
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Keywords: Kybernis north BM B287 n2.jpg Artwork en A siren carries a small female figure who reaches up with one hand to touch the chin of the creature a traditional gesture of supplication and may represent the soul of the dead Beneath the siren is the figure of a mourning woman Right panel from the north side of Kybernis' tomb acropolis of Xanthos in Lycia ca 480 BC H 1 02 m 40 in W 2 3 m 90 ½ in Museum British Museum Main floor room 15 Greek Rome object history credit line From the French excavations on the Acropolis of Xanthos accession number GR 1848 10-20 1 Cat Sculpture B 287 Jastrow 2006 other versions <gallery> Image Kybernis north BM B287 jpg Image Kybernis west BM B287 jpg </gallery> 480s BC Xanthos Classical Greek sculptures Sirens in ancient Greek art Reliefs of sirens Ancient Greek sculptures in the British Museum Relief panels from the Harpy Tomb
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