Lot 92
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FOUR GREEK AND ROMAN TERRACOTTA ANIMALS
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FOUR GREEK AND ROMAN TERRACOTTA ANIMALS

CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.- 1ST CENTURY A.D.

Details
FOUR GREEK AND ROMAN TERRACOTTA ANIMALS
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.- 1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1⁄2 in. (16.5 cm.) high max.
Provenance
Fridolin (1903-1969) and Halina (1907-1989) Schwitter-Lagutt Collection, Basel, all aquired prior to 1971.
Exhibited
On loan to the Antikenmuseum, Basel, 1971-2022.
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Lot Essay


For a similar Roman child's rattle in the shape of a pig dating to the 1st century A.D., now in the British Museum, see acc. no. 1847,1109.7. A similar style Roman period dog with long muzzle and upright ears can be seen on a glazed terracotta askos in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, acc. no. 2021.40.13.

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