Vessel Handle in the Form of a Dog

Vessel Handle in the Form of a Dog

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Vessel Handle in the Form of a Dog
CultureGreek
Titles
  • Vessel Handle in the Form of a Dog
  • Vessel Handle in the Form of a Dog Catching a Hare
Date300–100 BC
MediumBronze
Dimensions1 7/8 × 7 1/4 × 2 13/16in. (4.8 × 18.4 × 7.1cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by "One Great Night in November, 1986"
Object number86.355
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
200 Jamail Atrium
On view

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Department
Antiquities
Object Type
Provenance[The Edward H. Merrin Gallery, Inc., New York, by 1986]; purchased by MFAH, 1986.

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