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accession number:	1990.32
share license status:	CC0
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Nanny Goat, late 2nd Century BC. Greece, Hellenistic period. Bronze; overall: 30.5 x 31.1 cm (12 x 12 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1990.32

title:				Nanny Goat
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creation date:			late 2nd Century BC
creation date earliest:		-125
creation date latest:		-100
current location:		102C Greek
creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Greece, Hellenistic period
technique:	bronze
department:	Greek and Roman Art
collection:	GR - Greek
type:		Sculpture
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measurements: Overall: 30.5 x 31.1 cm (12 x 12 1/4 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Notable Acquisitions
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Notable Acquisitions</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* New York, Atlantis Gallery, Greek and Roman Art, June 20-July 20, 1990<br>CMA, Notable Acquisitions, June 7 to Sept. 15, 1991.

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
This sculpture depicts a pregnant goat, which is extremely rare.

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wall description:
Goats were among the earliest domesticated animals and figured prominently in Greek art and mythology since at least the 8th century BC. This example with its powerful stance, curly beard, and horns is not a ram but an expecting doe with swollen flanks. The subject is rare and its meaning unclear. Possibly she was part of a group dedication to a goddess. The sunken areas at the tail and hips and her open mouth, indicating heavy breathing, are signs that she is ready to give birth.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 12
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1991/page/n27

	Kozloff, Ariellé P. "Notable Acquisitions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147.
	page number: 	Mentioned: p. 68; Reproduced: p. 69
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25161319

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art</em>. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 84
	url:		

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