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うり坊形埴輪|Wild Boar Piglet Clay Tomb Sculpture (Haniwa)

Unknown artist

Date: 6th century

Medium: Earthenware

Dimensions: H. 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm); W. 2 in. (5.1 cm); L. 4 7/8 in. (12/4 cm)

Classification: Sculpture

Culture: Japan

Period: Kofun period (ca. 300–710)

Themes: Boars

The Harry G. C. Packard Collection of Asian Art, Gift of Harry G. C. Packard, and Purchase, Fletcher, Rogers, Harris Brisbane Dick, and Louis V. Bell Funds, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and The Annenberg Fund Inc. Gift, 1975

Date range
500 – 599
Largest dimension
9.5 cm
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