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San Antonio Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift.
Boar
San Antonio Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift.
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Boar

DepartmentAsian Art
CultureChinese
Date386-535
MediumEarthenware
Dimensionswidth: 3 1/4 × 5 3/8 × 1 1/2 in. (8.3 × 13.7 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, anonymous gift
Object number2022.8.1
Geography
Place madeChina
General regionAsia
DescriptionThis finely potted boar stands in an alert pose and has a small head with long snout and with a pair of fangs from the lower jaw protruding over the upper lip. The long ears fold down and the eyes wide open under wrinkled brows. The body contoured, and the low-slung belly was pierced with a vent. Flat slabs are found between the front legs and rear legs. The gray pottery has very lightly specked surface and shows traces of buff earth from burial.Provenanceacquired by J.J. Lally in Hong Kong; sold by J.J. Lally to anonymous collector, 2003; anonymous collector, by gift to San Antonio Museum of Art, 2022
Not on view
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