Laurentian Sow

Laurentian Sow
Laurentian Sow
Artist	Unknown
Year	1839 (marble, 1959)
Type	Marble
Dimensions	46 cm × 75 cm (18 in × 30 in)
Location	Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

The Laurentian Sow is a 1st or 2nd century AD Roman marble sculpture of a sow with feeding suckling pigs, now^[when?] on display in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Iconography

The Laurentian Sow seen in a relief from the same period.

The ^{[clarification needed]} relates to the story of Aeneas according to a prophecy of a priest of Apollo. Æneas lands on the shores of Old Latium with his son Ascanius behind him; on the left, a sow tells him where to found his city.^[1]

History

The sculpture was acquired by the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek on 1 January 1909.^[2]

References

^ "Relief of Aeneas sacrificing the Laurentian sow". ancientrome.ru (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2021.
^ ""Den laurentinske So"" (in Danish). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

External links

3D image of the sculpture
Source

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[1] "Relief of Aeneas sacrificing the Laurentian sow". ancientrome.ru (in German). Retrieved 7 October 2021.

[2] ""Den laurentinske So"" (in Danish). Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek. Retrieved 7 October 2021.

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