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One of three bronze replicas of the famous Wild Boar of Florence stands in Kansas City, corresponding to the figure at the entrance of the Straw Market in Florence. The original was carved in marble by the Greeks before the time of Christ, and the Romans later made a copy that is now in the Uffizi Gallery. In 1857, the Italian artist Benelli cast it in bronze. In Kansas City, as in Florence, coins are given for the benefit of children.
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Kansas City, Missouri · United States
