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APULIA, CIRCA EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
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A CANOSAN TERRACOTTA GROUP
APULIA, CIRCA EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Depicting a youth riding a rabbit, decorated in bright polychromy over white slip, the youth astride the oversized animal, his arms raised, nude but for a pink sash, a blue Phrygian cap with a pink border, and pink boots, the rabbit crouching, its elongated ears held back, bordered in pink, the bulging pellet eyes, the tail, and the detailing of the nose and forepaws all pink
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
APULIA, CIRCA EARLY 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Depicting a youth riding a rabbit, decorated in bright polychromy over white slip, the youth astride the oversized animal, his arms raised, nude but for a pink sash, a blue Phrygian cap with a pink border, and pink boots, the rabbit crouching, its elongated ears held back, bordered in pink, the bulging pellet eyes, the tail, and the detailing of the nose and forepaws all pink
5¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Private Collection, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, 1977.
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