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title: Terracotta Statue of a Boy & His Rooster
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13545/terracotta-statue-of-a-boy--his-rooster/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Terracotta Statue of a Boy & His Rooster

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Terracotta Statue of a Boy & His Rooster](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13545.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/13545.jpg)

## Image Caption

A [Hellenistic](https://www.worldhistory.org/Hellenic_World/) statuette of a little boy with a pet rooster or game-cock. Roosters were common pets in ancient [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/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).

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2021, March 04). Terracotta Statue of a Boy & His Rooster. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13545/terracotta-statue-of-a-boy--his-rooster/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Terracotta Statue of a Boy & His Rooster." *World History Encyclopedia*, March 04, 2021. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13545/terracotta-statue-of-a-boy--his-rooster/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Terracotta Statue of a Boy & His Rooster." *World History Encyclopedia*, 04 Mar 2021, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13545/terracotta-statue-of-a-boy--his-rooster/>.

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© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247505) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/247505). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 04 March 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.