Terracotta dog
Statuette of a dog with red markings holding what looks like a piece of red meat in his mouth.
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Statuette of a dog with red markings holding what looks like a piece of red meat in his mouth.
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Title: Terracotta dog
Period: Classical
Date: 1st half of the 5th century BCE
Culture: Greek, Boeotian
Medium: Terracotta
Dimensions: H.: 3 3/4 in. (9.5 cm)
Classification: Terracottas
Credit Line: Rogers Fund, 1947
Object Number: 47.11.6
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