Terracotta vase in the form of a pygmy carrying a dead crane
Magenta Class
3rd century BCE · Terracotta · Greek and Roman Art
Mythic battles between pygmies and cranes are amusing subjects in Greek art with a long tradition. The combats were thought to take place on the fringes of the southern part of the world.
- Artist
- Magenta Class
- Date
- 3rd century BCE
- Medium
- Terracotta
- Culture
- Greek, South Italian
- Department
- Greek and Roman Art
- Credit line
- Rogers Fund, 1906
