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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