The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 22, 2024
Nanny Goat
late 200s BCE
Overall: 30.5 x 31.1 cm (12 x 12 1/4 in.)
Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1990.32
Location: 102C Greek
Did You Know?
This sculpture depicts a pregnant goat, which is extremely rare.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.- The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1991. Reproduced: p. 12 archive.orgKozloff, Ariellé P. "Notable Acquisitions." The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 78, no. 3 (1991): 63-147. Mentioned: p. 68; Reproduced: p. 69 www.jstor.orgCleveland Museum of Art. The CMA Companion: A Guide to the Cleveland Museum of Art. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 2014. Mentioned and reproduced: P. 84
- Notable Acquisitions. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 15, 1991).New York, Atlantis Gallery, Greek and Roman Art, June 20-July 20, 1990
CMA, Notable Acquisitions, June 7 to Sept. 15, 1991. - {{cite web|title=Nanny Goat|url=false|author=|year=late 200s BCE|access-date=22 March 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
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