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Running Pig with incised mouth and nostrils, missing three legs

Running Pig with incised mouth and nostrils, missing three legs

SculptureGreek4th century BCE

Running Pig with incised mouth and nostrils, missing three legs

4th century BCE

Description

Pig with extended front legs, both of which are missing as is the hind left leg. Hind right leg intact, bent forward with cloven hoof. Small pointed ears formed by attached forward pointing pellets. Mouth is incised groove, nostrils are two small punctate holes.

Classification

Sculpture

Technique

Handmade

Medium

Terracotta

Culture

Greek

Period

Archaic period

Century

4th century BCE

Division

Asian and Mediterranean Art

Department

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Purchased from G. Max Bernheimer, Bernheimer Antique Arts, Cambridge, MA. From Stuart Thorne by bequest. ex. coll. Mrs.Thorne who had obtained them in Greece many years before. Mrs. Thorne was closely involved with the American School of Classical Studies in Athens from the 1930's onwards.

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