*A CORINTHIAN 'PLASTIC' SIREN VASE. Late 7th- Early 6th century BCE H. 9 x L. 9 cm Provenance Old private collection, Switzerland, between 1980s-1990s With a bird-shape body and woman's head. The vessel is decorated with ochre-red dots on the body, and ochre-red paint on the hair and legs. This plastic vase belongs to the rare group of “plainest vases,” representative of the refined technique of Corinthian coroplasts during the Archaic period. Beautiful conservation. For a similar typology see a Siren vase, Würzburg, Martin von Wagner Museum K 1781 (see: MASS PRODUCTION, STANDARDIZED PARTS, AND THE CORINTHIAN "PLASTIC" VASE, American School of Classical Studies at Athens, plates 121-122) For Swiss buyers, VAT applies to the hammer price and buyer's premium (only for the lots with the * mention)