One of Odysseus' Men Transformed Into a Pig

5th century BCE (Archaic-Classical)

4.8 cm 1.3 cm 1 cm

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This figure, part man and part pig, is one of Odysseus' companions, who were turned into swine by the sorceress Circe in the epic poem "The Odyssey." The shape of the plaques under the feet suggests that the creature was made to be attached to a curved surface, such as the cov...

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7482
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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1906, by purchase [said to be from the Peloponnese]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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5
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