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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Pig
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi

Pig

Artist Unknown Chinese Artist
DateHan dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)
Made/manufacturedChina, Asia
MediumJade
Dimensions1 3/16 x 4 3/8 x 1 1/8 in. (3 x 11.1 x 2.9 cm)
ClassificationsSculpture
Credit LineBequest of Dr. David A. Cofrin
Object number2009.48.139
Collections
DescriptionThe slender crouching animal carved with deep slashes for the flat snout, haunches, ears and upturned tail, the tail and snout pierced with a hole for attachment, the stone of pale celadon color with areas of calcification
Courtesy of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Randy Batista
Pig
Unknown Chinese Artist
Han dynasty (206 BCE-220 CE)
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Unknown Chinese Artist
18th-19th century or later
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Pig
Unknown Chinese Artist
Han dynasty (206 BCE - 220 CE)
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Mythical Beast
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Yuan and Ming dynasty (1279-1644)
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Pig Dragon
Unknown Chinese Artist
Neolithic period, c. 3500-3000 BCE or later
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Unknown Chinese Artist
Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
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Small Tripod Jar with Animal Head
Costa Rican, Atlantic Watershed
1000-1550
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Recumbent Horse
Unknown Chinese Artist
Yuan and Ming dynasty (1279-1644)
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Elephant
Unknown Chinese Artist
17th-18th century
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Water Buffalo
Unknown Chinese Artist
Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong period (1736-1795)
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Tripod Bowl
Costa Rica, Nicoya zone, Guanacaste
1000-1550
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Unknown Chinese Artist
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