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Figurine of four sheep
Greek
Late Geometric Period
late 8th-early 7th centuries B.C.
Medium/Technique
Bronze
Dimensions
Overall: 4.5 x 7 cm (1 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
Samuel Putnam Avery Fund
Accession Number58.1189
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
Catalogue Raisonné
Greek, Etruscan, & Roman Bronzes (MFA), no. 004; Sculpture in Stone and Bronze (MFA), p. 117 (additional published references).
DescriptionBronze.The sheep are mounted side by side on a thin rectangular frame with one cross bar running between the two middle sheep. Behind the frame there is a T-shaped extension. Dark green patina with spots of light green corrosion.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: with Elie Borowski, 84 Rheingasse, Basel, Switzerland; purchased by MFA from Elie Borowski, December 11, 1958, for $ 1,400.00