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Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Creative Commons License
Hound's Head Appliqué from a Bed
1st century CE (Roman Imperial)
cast bronze
(Roman Empire )
(Roman Empire )
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
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
[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.
Conservation
| Date | Description | Narrative |
|---|---|---|
| 6/17/1983 | Treatment | cleaned |
Measurements
H: 1 7/8 × W: 3 7/8 × D: 1 9/16 in. (4.8 × 9.8 × 4 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1914
Location in Museum
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.865