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Wild boar statue, sculpted in granit, dating back to proto-historical times, more or less four to five thousand years before Christ. In Portugal we have 400 of these statues and they are called "berroes", a word that comes from the male wild boar. We believe that they had a religious purpose..This one is the most famous and it is called "Porca de Murca". Tras os Montes, Portugal
Photo ID: 26899d7
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Photo size: 21.8 Mpixels (62.3 MB uncompressed) - 3810x5715 pixels (12.7x19.1 in / 32.3x48.4 cm at 300 ppi)
Photo keywords: berrao, berrão, copy space, copyspace, Europa, heritage site, Mauricio Abreu, Murca, Murça, patrimonio, Portugal, Portuguese, statue, stone pig, stonework, Tras os Montes, Tras-os-Montes, Trás os Montes, village, wild boar