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Source 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.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
33756
label
Hound's Head Appliqué from a Bed
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obj
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object
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Source metadata
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33756
sourceUrl
contentType
object
stage
normalized
title
Hound's Head Appliqué from a Bed
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.
provenance
[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.
date
1st century CE (Roman Imperial)
citationUrl
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CC0
language
en
genreSpecific
Metal
figurines
ornaments
finials
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4
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4
source
import
dimensions
units
cm
width
4.8
height
9.8
depth
4
dimensionsRaw
H: 1 7/8 × W: 3 7/8 × D: 1 9/16 in. (4.8 × 9.8 × 4 cm)
Source extras
cul
Roman
med
cast bronze
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6191
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ROM
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none
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