Hound's Head Applique from a Bed in the Walters Art Museum, September 2009

Hound's Head Appliqué from a Bed


Creator: Roman (Artist)

Period: 1st century

Medium: cast bronze (Metal)

Accession Number: 54.865

Measurements: H: 1 7/8 x W: 3 7/8 x D: 1 9/16 in. (4.8 x 9.8 x 4 cm)

Geography: Rome, Italy (?) (Place of Discovery)


The hound was associated with the Roman wine-god Bacchus and often decorated domestic objects. The naturalistic rendering of the animal is characteristically Roman.


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