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.

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

Iconography

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]

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