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Terracotta vase in the form of a pygmy carrying a dead crane

Terracotta vase in the form of a pygmy carrying a dead crane. Culture: Greek, South Italian. Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm). Date: 3rd century B.C.. Mythic battles between pygmies and cranes are amusing subjects in Greek art with a long tradition. The combats were thought to take place on the fringes of the southern part of the world.
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Title: Terracotta vase in the form of a pygmy carrying a dead crane
Caption: Terracotta vase in the form of a pygmy carrying a dead crane. Culture: Greek, South Italian. Dimensions: H. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm). Date: 3rd century B.C.. Mythic battles between pygmies and cranes are amusing subjects in Greek art with a long tradition. The combats were thought to take place on the fringes of the southern part of the world.
Technique/material: TERRACOTTA
Period: Hellenistic
Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Credit: Album
Releases: ? Model Release: No - ? Property Release: No
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Image size: 2458 × 2458 px | 17.3 MB
Print size: 20.8 × 20.8 cm | 967.7 × 967.7 in (300 dpi)
Keywords: CLAY • EUROPE • GREECE • GREEK AND ROMAN ART • HELLENISTIC • METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, NEW YORK, USA • TERRACOTTA • VASES • VESSELS