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Hound's Head Appliqué from a Bed

Creator Name

Roman

Cultural Context

Roman

Date

Creation: 1st century CE (Roman Imperial)

About the Work

Walters Art Museum Object Description
The hound was associated with the Roman wine-god Bacchus and often decorated domestic objects. The naturalistic rendering of the animal is characteristically Roman.For the latest information about this object, Hound's Head Appliqué from a Bed, visit the Online Collection of the Walters Art Museum.

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Title

Hound's Head Appliqué from a Bed

Creator

Roman

Worktype

Metal; figurines; ornaments; finials

Cultural Context

Roman

Material

cast bronze

Dimensions

H: 1 7/8 × W: 3 7/8 × D: 1 9/16 in. (4.8 × 9.8 × 4 cm)

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Date

Creation: 1st century CE (Roman Imperial)

Provenance

Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.; [Found in Rome]; Dikran Kelekian, New York and Paris [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1914, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.

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