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CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
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A ROMAN IVORY LEAPING DOG
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Probably depicting a small spitz type dog with long pointed muzzle, the mouth open, with circular incised eyes, the triangular ears alert, the head surrounded by a full ruff of fur, the forelegs extended forward, the hind legs back, a groove between them, incised fur on either side of the legs, with a coiled bushy tail
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
Probably depicting a small spitz type dog with long pointed muzzle, the mouth open, with circular incised eyes, the triangular ears alert, the head surrounded by a full ruff of fur, the forelegs extended forward, the hind legs back, a groove between them, incised fur on either side of the legs, with a coiled bushy tail
2 3/8 in. (6 cm.) long
Provenance
with Jean Mikas, Paris, 1950s.
European Private Collection.
European Private Collection.
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