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Artist
- Name:
- Unknown
Illustration
- Subject:
- Animals
- Technique:
- Wood engraving
- Format:
- Landscape (wider)
Periodical
- Title:
- L'Illustration (Issue 770)
- Author(s):
- Collective work
- Publisher:
- Paris: Dubochet et Cie, 1857
Description
This picture is part of a series about archaeological digs which took place in Toulon-sur-Allier (France) in 1856-1857. Terracotta statuettes of doves and roosters are common in children’s tombs of Gallo-Roman times. Although the dove and the pigeon could be symbolically associated with Venus, the author of the article illustrated with these pictures suggests that these objects were probably toys.
Keywords: 1850s, 19th century, antiquity, bird, black & white, earthenware, Europe, France, periodical, terracotta
