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Figurine of goose with three goslings

Greek
Late Archaic Period
about first half of 5th century B.C.

Medium/Technique Terracotta
Dimensions Height: 10.3 cm (4 1/16 in.)
Credit Line Museum purchase with funds donated by Mrs. Charles Gaston Smith's Group
Accession Number35.59
ClassificationsSculpture

DescriptionGoose with three goslings under her wing. Reddish brown clay; white slip. Two suspension holes in top of mother-bird.
ProvenanceBy 1934: with T. Zoumpoulakis (said to come from Macedonia, perhaps the region of Olynthus); purchased by MFA from T. Zoumpoulakis, March 7, 1935, for $ 100.00