Terracotta rattle in the form of a pig
Unknown artist
Date: 3rd–2nd century BCE
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H.: 3 in. (7.6 cm) Other: 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Culture: Cypriot
Period: Hellenistic
Themes: Pigs
The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Date range
-299 – -100
Largest dimension
11.7 cm
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