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Unknown
Running DogA.D. 1st-3rd century

Not on view
Small bronze animal-form fitting, possibly a feline, cast in profile with incised parallel lines across the body and circular perforations at each end, covered in green and rust-orange patina

Unknown, Running Dog, A.D. 1st-3rd century, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Running Dog
Culture
Roman
Place Made
Caucasus or Black Sea Region
Date Made
A.D. 1st-3rd century
Medium
Bronze, cast
Dimensions
Length: 1 3/8 in. (3.5 cm)
Credit Line
The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern and Central Asian Art, gift of The Ahmanson Foundation
Accession Number
M.76.97.976
Classification
Sculpture
Collecting Area
European Painting and Sculpture: Greek and Roman
Selected Bibliography
  • Ancient Bronzes, Ceramics, and Seals: The Nasli M. Heeramaneck Collection of Ancient Near Eastern, Central Asiatic, and European Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1981.