Pig

Art Historical Context

This delightful earthenware pig, crafted an unknown artist in Central Asia during the early th century, measures just 2 x 3 inches (5.1 x 7.6 cm), making a pocket-sized marvel of ancient sculpture. Acquired through the Rogers Fund in 1930 and housed in the Metropolitan Museum of's Asian Art department, exemplifies the modest yet expressive figurines produced in regions like Transoxiana, where pottery workshops thrived amid Turkic and Persian cultural exchanges. Earthen, fired at relatively low temperatures, was an accessible medium for creating detailed animal forms, often using simple coil-b...