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More naturalistic than most terracotta and bronze animals of this period. The body is molded with considerable observation of nature.
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Title: Gilt terracotta statuette of a goat
Period: Late Helladic IIIA
Date: 14th century BCE
Culture: Mycenaean
Medium: Terracotta, gold
Dimensions: H. 3 in. (7.6 cm.)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1939
Accession Number: 39.11.1
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