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This statue may have been a gift for a hunter. Traces of red paint remain on the mouth and collar of the hound and on the hare's ears.
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Title: Limestone votive statuette of a hound seizing a hare
Period: Classical or Hellenistic
Date: 5th–1st century BCE
Culture: Cypriot
Medium: Limestone
Dimensions: L. 6 1/2 in (16.5 cm); H. 2 3/8 in (6 cm)
Classification: Stone Sculpture
Credit Line: The Cesnola Collection, Purchased by subscription, 1874–76
Accession Number: 74.51.2664
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