Would a Jew in the Hasmonean kingdom have ever seen a pig?

by -n-y

Would it differ by rural versus urban life?

Snoutysensations

Wild boars are commonly encountered in Israel today and pig bones are a famous part of the archeological record of the area. Having said that, the Maccabi revolt against Antiochus prominently featured opposition to pig sacrifice and consumption among its justifications, so it's unlikely you would encounter a tame pig in a Hasmonean city, Roman jokes about Jewish household pigs aside.