Dog
Boeotian, mid 6th century BC
Terracotta, white slip, red colour.
H 7.7 cm
Figure of a standing dog with pricked ears, tail curled upwards, red stripes on the entire body and red colour inside the ears. Unbroken; white slip and red colour worn; right foreleg reattached; tip of tail missing.
Published
Galerie Günter Puhze – catalogue Kunst der Antike 3, Freiburg im Breisgau 1981, no. 65
cf.
F. Nicholson, Ancient Life in Miniature – An Exhibition of Classical Terracottas from Private Collections in England, Birmingham Museum, 1968, no. 65
figure of a horse: A. P. Kozloff, D. G. Mitten, M. Sguaitamatti, More Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg collection, Mainz 1986, no. 56 horse
Provenance
German private collection H. W. (1931-2018), acquired 1981 on the German art market.
Accompanied by an IADAA Interpol search certificate.
Price
€ 2,600
Item
7376