Reclining dog

Ptolemaic Period

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 134

Dogs are rare in first millennium Egyptian depictions. By the Roman Period and perhaps already in the Ptolemaic Period a large spitz-like dog with a curled tail is associated with Isis. But a few terracottas that depict a more hound-like dog reclining or resting may date to the Ptolemaic Period. It seems to be this kind of dog that is represented by this figurine and also by 30.8.355. Whether they represent an interest in hunting or in a god(dess) associated with hunting like Artemis, a personal pet, or something else is unclear.

Reclining dog, Pale green faience

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Reclining dog, Pale green faience
Reclining dog, Pale green faience
Reclining dog, Pale green faience
Reclining dog, Pale green faience
Reclining dog, Pale green faience

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