A Model of the Dog of Alcibiades

CultureItalian
Titles
  • A Model of the Dog of Alcibiades
Datec. 1800
MediumSerpentine marble
Dimensions9 1/4 × 8 3/8 × 4 3/8 in. (23.5 × 21.3 × 11.1 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston, Gift of Tomasso-Brothers Fine Art, Leeds
Object numberBF.2019.7
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
217 Blaffer Galleries
On view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Intimate Confession is a Project," Blaffer Art Museum, Houston, Texas, October 27, 2023–March 10, 2024. (OL.1657)

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