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Choriomancy, Haruspex Removes Pig Bladder, 480 BC

Greek terra-cotta from South Italy, circa 480 BC. A diviner is about to remove the entrails from a sacrificial pig in order to consult the future. In the religion of Ancient Rome, a haruspex was a person trained to practice a form of divination called haruspicy the inspection of the entrails (exta), hence also extispicy (extispicium) of sacrificed animals. No photographer credited, undated.
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Choriomancy, Haruspex Removes Pig Bladder, 480 BC
Greek terra-cotta from South Italy, circa 480 BC. A diviner is about to remove the entrails from a sacrificial pig in order to consult the future. In the religion of Ancient Rome, a haruspex was a person trained to practice a form of divination called haruspicy the inspection of the entrails (exta), hence also extispicy (extispicium) of sacrificed animals. No photographer credited, undated.
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26.9 x 35.6 cm | 10.6 x 14.0 in (300 dpi)