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Terracotta askos in the form of a boar

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Terracotta, Late Classical, Greek South Italian Campanian
Rights: Public Domain
Greek and Roman Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1941
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Title: Terracotta askos in the form of a boar
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Terracotta, Late Classical, Greek South Italian Campanian.

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