Laurentian Sow
ArtistUnknown
Year1839 (marble, 1959)
TypeMarble
Dimensions46 cm × 75 cm (18 in × 30 in)
LocationNy Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen

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

Iconography

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

The 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

  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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