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Quadruped altar
Early European, Balkan, Vinca
Chalcolithic Period
about 4500–4000 B.C.
Place of Manufacture: Central Balkans
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height x width x depth: 8.3 x 7.8 x 7.6 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/16 x 3 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Harlan J. and Pamela M. Berk
Accession Number2002.733
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionFour-legged altar decorated with incised dotted bands forming maeanders. A post projects from each upper corner of the altar.
ProvenanceLate 1980s to mid-1990s, purchased in London or New York by Harlan J. Berk and Pamela M. Berk, Chicago; 2002, year-end gift of Harlan and Pamela Berk to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 22, 2003)