The Metropolitan Museum of Art - Terracotta vase in the form of a pygmy carrying a dead crane

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Terracotta vase in the form of a pygmy carrying a dead crane

This artwork is currently on display in Gallery 164

Description

Mythic battles between pygmies and cranes are amusing subjects in Greek art with a long tradition. The combats were thought to take place on the fringes of the southern part of the world.
See also
Who
Magenta Class (1)
What
Clay (23,649)

Vessels (21,921)

Vases (8,895)

Terracotta (8,373)
Where
Europe (148,586)

Greece (6,287)
When
1000 B.C.-A.D. 1 (23,148)
In the Museum
Greek and Roman Art (17,329)
Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
Ancient Greece, 1000 B.C.–1 A.D.