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Statuette of a dog
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian or Babylonian
Middle Bronze Age, Isin-Larsa or Old Babylonian
2000–1800 B.C.
Medium/Technique
Terracotta
Dimensions
Height x width: 24 x 10.5 cm (9 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.)
Credit Line
Mary S. and Edward J. Holmes Fund
Accession Number1972.872
CollectionsAncient Egypt, Nubia and the Near East
ClassificationsSculpture
DescriptionTerracotta statuette of a seated dog, wearing a distinctive collar. The dog is the symbol of the healing goddess Gula. The statuette was probably dedicated at a shrine to the goddess.
Provenance1972, sold by Nicolaos Koutoulakis (dealer, b. 1910 – d. 1996), Geneva, to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 13, 1972)