Bronze plaque in the shape of a boar

Unknown

ca. 5th–4th century BCE · Bronze · Greek and Roman Art

Perhaps a shield ornament. Repoussé in relief. Appears to be charging with head down and one knee bent. A garland of inverted palmettes is incised around the neck.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 5th–4th century BCE

Medium

Bronze

Culture

Greek

Department

Greek and Roman Art

Credit line

Purchase, Jeannette and Jonathan Rosen Gift, 2002