DepartmentEurope

Pig

NameAnimal

DateCA 1960, STAFF

Place madeRUSSIA, U.S.S.R., Russia, Europe

MediumCeramic, Paint, Gold Leaf

DimensionsOverall: 1 9/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 9/16 in. (4 x 6 x 4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum of International Folk Art, Gift of the Girard Foundation Collection, A.1980.57.254.

Object numberA.1980.57.254

DescriptionHand-built ceramic sculpture of a pig. It is slip-covered with a chalk substance and painted with synthetic paint. It is standing, painted yellow with large black spots, a black stripe down spine, black hooves, tail, ears, orange nose, and inside ears. Gold leaf is on black spots.