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title: Eastern Han Pig Sculpture
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9901/eastern-han-pig-sculpture/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Eastern Han Pig Sculpture

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Eastern Han Pig Sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9901.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/9901.jpeg)

## Image Caption

A dolomite [sculpture](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Sculpture/) of a recumbent pig. Eastern [Han Dynasty](https://www.worldhistory.org/Han_Dynasty/), 25-220 CE. Height: 3 cm. Length: 10.6 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2019, January 24). Eastern Han Pig Sculpture. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9901/eastern-han-pig-sculpture/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Eastern Han Pig Sculpture." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 24, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9901/eastern-han-pig-sculpture/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Eastern Han Pig Sculpture." *World History Encyclopedia*, 24 Jan 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/9901/eastern-han-pig-sculpture/>.

## License & Copyright

© [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/44412?searchField=All&sortBy=relevance&where=China&ao=on&ft=pig&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=3) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/44412?searchField=All&sortBy=relevance&where=China&ao=on&ft=pig&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=3). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 24 January 2019. 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.

