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Milo the Crotonian
Austrian
18th century
Object Place: Europe, Vienna, Austria
Medium/Technique
Wood; Polychrome wood
Dimensions
40.01 cm (15 3/4 in.)
Credit Line
H. E. Bolles Fund
Accession Number57.588
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionPainted wood group on high crag. Seated Laocoon with twined snake held high in right hand, being bitten (?) by large-clawed dog at right with very long tail. Traces of red paint on short drapery, snake, dog's tail and claws.
ProvenanceBy 1957, The Arcade Gallery, Ltd., London; 1957, sold by Arcade Gallery to the MFA for $280. (Accession Date: September 12, 1957)