Statuette of a howling dog
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Statuette of a howling dog
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Published 2019-02-19T16:18:51+00:00
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This work from Imperial Rome depicts a howling dog. In Ancient Rome dogs were valued for their faithfulness and courage and were often seen on Greek and Roman reliefs and ceramics as symbols of fidelity. Dogs were given as gifts among lovers and kepy them both as pets, status symbols or kept for guardians and hunting dogs.
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| Date published | 19/02/2019 |
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| Title | Statuette of a howling dog |
| Date | Circa 200 AD |
| Accession | 6216 |
| Period | Imperial Rome |
| Medium | Marble |
| Record | https://www.museoarcheologiconapoli.it/en/ |
| Place | Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli |
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