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Statues of youths or gods carrying animals to sacrifice are common in Greek art but relatively rare in Etruscan. This statuette, highly refined in its depiction of anatomical details, was once the finial for a candelabrum.
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Title: Bronze statuette of a youth carrying a pig
Period: Classical
Date: early 5th century BCE
Culture: Etruscan
Medium: Bronze
Dimensions: H.: 3 3/8 x 4 3/8 in. (8.6 x 11.1 cm)
Classification: Bronzes
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1906
Accession Number: 06.1092
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