Oblique view of dog and puppy figurine, from the left
Oblique view of dog and puppy figurine, from the left
| Collection: | Paris, Musée du Louvre |
| Title: | Terracotta dog with puppy |
| Context: | Possibly from Tanagra |
| Summary: | Reclining dog and puppy |
| Material: | Terracotta |
| Sculpture Type: | Free-standing statue |
| Category: | Single monument |
| Style: | Late Archaic |
| Technique: | In-the-round |
| Original or Copy: | Original |
| Date: | ca. 525 BC - ca. 500 BC |
| Dimensions: | H. 0.06 m; L. 0.013 m |
| Scale: | Miniature |
| Region: | Boeotia |
| Period: | Late Archaic |
Subject Description: On a flat rectangular base recline a dog and her puppy, with their foreparts pointing in the same direction; the adult dog (mother?) turns her head to the right, seemingly to look affectionately at her offspring.
Condition: Intact
Condition Description: Intact, with flaking white slip.
Material Description: light reddish-brown terracotta
Collection History: Acquired by the Louvre in 1900.
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