Accession Number
2017/2.132

Title
Pig Deity

Artist(s)
Indian

Artist Nationality
Indian (South Asian)

Object Creation Date
19th century

Medium & Support
brass/bronze

Dimensions
8 ½ in x 9 in x 6 in (21.59 cm x 22.86 cm x 15.24 cm)

Credit Line
Gift of Professor Walter M. and Nesta R. Spink

Physical Description
Face of a pig with an ornamental headdress, protruding snout, and articulated teeth. The metal has a green, painted surface.

Primary Object Classification
Ritual Object

Primary Object Type
animal figure

Additional Object Classification(s)
Sculpture

Collection Area
Asian

Rights
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