Inv. n°: MMoCA578

Greek Pottery Pig Rattle

With short trumpet-shaped nose with central ridge, large folded ears, upright curling tail, on four tapering legs.

w. 14 cm

c. 4th century BC

Terracotta

Provenance

  • Ex collection of Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich, 1970s
  • Swiss private collection, Basel
  • Acquired at Christie's "Antiquities" sale 5488, London, 7th October 2010, lot 234

Publications

  • Christie's, Antiquities, sale 5488, 7th October 2010, lot 234
  • J. Boardman, "Greek Art" in M. Merrony (ed.), Mougins Museum of Classical Art, France, 2011, p. 66, fig. 28
  • C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, France, 2014, pp. 8 and 93
  • C. Dauphin, Les animaux dans le monde antique. Le bestiaire Levett, Serie Collection Levett 2, France, 2016, p. 8, fig. 4 and p. 82
  • Ville de Mougins, "C'est quoi cette oeuvre?'", Mougins Infos, France, September/October 2021, p. 19

Exhibitions

  • Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, from June 2011
  • Animal, Musée d'Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, 25th February 2016 — 30th April 2016

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