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130 - PAIR OF RECLINING MOLOSSER STATUETTES IN BRONZE
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PAIR OF RECLINING MOLOSSER STATUETTES IN BRONZE Roman art, 2nd–3rd century A.D. A pair of statuettes depicting two reclining dogs, their front legs folded beneath their muzzles; the mane, coat details, and plume-like tail are finely rendered. Length: 15.6 cm Provenance: Former European private collection, acquired in 1971 Royal-Athena Galleries, New York Christian Levett Collection, Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins, acquired in 2011 Exhibitions: Musée d’Art Classique de Mougins (MACM), Mougins, France, June 2011–August 2023 (Inv. No. MMoCA700) Bibliography: J. M. Eisenberg, *Art of the Ancient World*, Royal-Athena Galleries, 2007, vol. XVIII, p. 33, fig. 61 C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2014, pp. 69 and 103 C. Dauphin, Animals in the Ancient World. The Levett Bestiary, Levett Collection Series 2, France, 2016, p. 64, fig. 66, and p. 92 A pair of Roman bronze Molossian hounds, 2nd–3rd century A.D.
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