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Three-legged animal
Early Aegean, Helladic
Bronze Age, Late Helladic III B-C Period
about 13th–12th century B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
5.1 x 2.7 x 6.5 cm (2 x 1 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Classical Department Purchase Fund
Accession Number59.711
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionMycenaean three-legged, stout-bodied animal with bird-like neck and head, and broad flat tail. Pale clay with reddish-brown stripes.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Münzen und Medaillen A.G., Malzgasse 25, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Münzen und Medaillen A.G., November 12, 1959, for $ 70.00