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Item four: Animals, 1996, III, no. 69.
Item four: Animals, 1996, III, no. 69.
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LATE 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A CANOSAN TERRACOTTA DOVE
LATE 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
With wing tips projecting from sides of body, rounded knob feet, remains of white slip and red painted decoration, 4 in. (10.2 cm.) long; a Roman terracotta duck with head tucked in and wings held back, aperture on central back, the plumage finely detailed in relief, circa 1st Century B.C./A.D., 3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) high; a Roman terracotta goose, standing with head thrust forward, on cylindrical base, 2nd-3rd Century A.D., 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) long; and a terracotta rooster relief plaque, 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high (4)
LATE 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
With wing tips projecting from sides of body, rounded knob feet, remains of white slip and red painted decoration, 4 in. (10.2 cm.) long; a Roman terracotta duck with head tucked in and wings held back, aperture on central back, the plumage finely detailed in relief, circa 1st Century B.C./A.D., 3 5/8 in. (9.3 cm.) high; a Roman terracotta goose, standing with head thrust forward, on cylindrical base, 2nd-3rd Century A.D., 5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) long; and a terracotta rooster relief plaque, 3 1/8 in. (8 cm.) high (4)
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