figure
- Museum number
- 1966,0726.1
- Description
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Terracotta group of a butcher's scene. A figure of a young African boy, wearing a conical cap and tunic crouches over a rectangular basin in which a large pig lies. In its present state the boy appears to rest his hands on the pig's body, but may originally have been preparing the animal for slaughter. A large cockerel sits on the boy's back. The whole group rests on a large plinth.
- Production date
- 400 BC - 350 BC
- Dimensions
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Height: 13.20 centimetres
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Weight: 266 grammes
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Width: 11.80 centimetres
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Depth: 9.80 centimetres
- Location
- Not on display
- Exhibition history
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Exhibited:
2010-2012 20 Oct-9 Dec, Luton, Wardown Park, Ancient Greeks
2017 13 Jul-15 Oct, Madrid, Caixa Forum, Ancient Greeks
2017-2018 23 Nov-18 Feb, Barcelona, Caixa Forum, Ancient Greeks
2018 20 Mar-24 Jun, Sevilla, Caixa Forum, Ancient Greeks
2018 24 Jul-4 Nov, Zaragoza, Caixa Forum, Ancient Greeks
2018-2019 18 Dec-31 Mar, Palma, Caixa Forum, Ancient Greeks
2021 19 Jun-7 Nov, Australia, Perth, Western Australian Museum, Ancient Greeks
2021-2022 16 Dec-1 May, Australia, Canberra, National Museum of Australia, Ancient Greeks
2022 10 Jun-06 Nov, New Zealand, Auckland, Auckland War Memorial Museum, Ancient Greeks
- Acquisition date
- 1966
- Department
- Greek and Roman
- Registration number
- 1966,0726.1
