Terracotta Statue of a Boy & His Rooster

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Illustration

Arienne King
by Metropolitan Museum of Art
published on 04 March 2021
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A Hellenistic statuette of a little boy with a pet rooster or game-cock. Roosters were common pets in ancient Greece, often given to children as playmates, or given to lovers as tokens of affection. Terracotta. 2nd Century BCE, Pontus. Height: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in). (Courtesy of the Metropolitan Museum of Art).

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Art, M. M. o. (2021, March 04). Terracotta Statue of a Boy & His Rooster. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13545/terracotta-statue-of-a-boy--his-rooster/

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Terracotta Statue of a Boy & His Rooster." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 04, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13545/terracotta-statue-of-a-boy--his-rooster/.

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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Terracotta Statue of a Boy & His Rooster." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 04 Mar 2021. Web. 27 Jul 2024.

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