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STATUETTES OF LYING PIGLETS

  • China
STATUETTES OF LYING PIGLETS
7th century BCE
White-pink earthenware, black pigment
Cc/36b
5,8 x 13,2 cm
Funerary statuette
Provenance: Northern China
Small animal figurines were very common in tombs from the 7th and early 8th centuries. The two piglets, hollow inside, have long muzzles sloping downwards, straight bristles on their necks and large ears. With the exception of the ears, the entire body is painted black.