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Figurine of a pig-headed human
Egyptian
Roman Imperial Period
30 B.C.–A.D. 364
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 10.1 x 4.1 x 4.9cm (4 x 1 5/8 x 1 15/16in.)
Credit Line
Gift in honor of Emily Townsend Vermeule
Accession Number1990.369
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTerracotta standing figure with a human body and a pig's head. It wears a short, sleeveless tunic bloused above the waist. A tiara or wreath is visible on the forehead. The proper left side of the body is unfinished, except for face. It is split down the center and rejoined. It is broken off below the knees in front and below the waist in the back. It is hollow.
Provenance1990, gift of Cornelius C. Vermeule (b. 1925 - d. 2008), Cambridge, MA to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 27, 1990)