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Three People Watching a Cock Fight
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Three People Watching a Cock Fight

6256 · ca. 330-100 BCE (Hellenistic)
<p>Made in ancient Amisos (present-day Samsun) along the Black Sea coast of Asia Minor, the relief is a rare example of a multi-figured terracotta group and may well have been inspired by a work in another medium. The child on the right mimics the pose of the famous statue of the "Weary Heracles" (Archaeological Museum, Naples, Italy).</p><p>For the latest information about this object, <cite><a href='https://purl.thewalters.org/art/48.1714' rel='external'>Three People Watching a Cock Fight</a></cite>, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.</p>
Date
ca. 330-100 BCE (Hellenistic)
Culture
Greek
Painter
Dimensions
H: 10.00 cm W: 14.70 cm D: 5.08 cm
Medium
terracotta
Museum
Walters Art Museum
Accession Number
48.1714
Image Source
walters_cc0
Images courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art (CC0)