Dog Game Piece

ca. 2850 BCE (Early Dynastic Period, late 1st-2nd dynasty)

6.5 cm 3 cm 2.1 cm

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This piece is an ivory dog which was probably intended as a gaming piece. It is prone, looking straight ahead and it's tail is curled over its right haunch. It has pendant ears and is depicted wearing a collar around its neck. This piece is well carved, and because of the prec...

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Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1913 [mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
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en
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