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PAIR OF RECLINING MOLOSSER DOGS IN BRONZE
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PAIR OF RECLINING MOLOSSER DOGS IN BRONZE
See original version (French)
Estimate €3,500 - €5,000
Voluntary lot
Description
PAIR OF RECLINING MOLOSSER DOGS IN BRONZE
Roman art, 2nd–3rd century AD
A pair of statuettes depicting two reclining dogs, their forepaws tucked beneath their muzzles, with the mane, details of the coat and the plume-like tail finely rendered.
Length: 15.6 cm
Provenance: Former European private collection, acquired in 1971
Royal-Athena Galleries, New York
Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2011
Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA700)
Bibliography: J. M. Eisenberg, *Art of the Ancient World*, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2007, vol. XVIII, p. 33, fig. 61
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 69 and 103
C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 64, fig. 66 and p. 92
A pair of Roman bronze Molossian hounds,
2nd–3rd century AD
See original version (French)
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