19th C marble 'The Dog of Alcibiades' or 'The Jennings Dog'.
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The present sculpture is a 19th century interpretation of the 2nd Century ad Roman marble 'The Dog of Alcibiades' or 'The Jennings Dog'. Believed to be a copy of a 2nd Century BC Hellenistic bronze lost in the AD 69 fire of Rome, the marble was re-discovered in Rome and in the mid-18th Century it was purchased by Henry Constantine Jennings and brought to England, where it remains in the collections of the British Museum. 22.5cms tall, 20.4cms long and 11cms wide.
Additional Information
10892 (AB-94324)
W: 20.4cm (8")H: 22.5cm (8.9")D: 11cm (4.3")
19th Century
UK, United Kingdom
