Figurine

48-2-120

From: Italy

Curatorial Section: Mediterranean

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Object Number 48-2-120
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Italy
Date Made 1400
Section Mediterranean
Materials Bronze
Iconography Dog
Description

Bronze faucet handle: dog. No patina, and the color is more a golden hue associated with "brass" rather than the usual bronze color. Dog stands erect on a thin flat base. Its legs are placed well apart. Its tail is knob'like. The mouth, eyes, ears, and separation of feet from base are executed in coarse gashes.

Height 3.2 cm
Length 3.5 cm
Width 1.4 cm
Credit Line Gift of Elise Biddle (Mrs. Harald) Paumgarten, 1948, 1948
Other Number 267 - Collector Number | L-2-275 - Old Loan Number

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