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"Ancient Roman Bronze Dog Statuette Culture / Period: Ancient RomanDate / Period: 1st–2nd century A.D.Material: BronzeDimensions: 35 mmCondition: Good conditionNo shipping outside theopean Union. Due to complex export regulations concerning cultural goods, this item cannot be shipped outside the EU. Please ensure you have a delivery address within theopean Union before placing a bid.Provenance information:Object Registration ID: 971The current owner (S.N.J. S.) purchased the dog statuette from B.N. in Schiedam, The Netherlands.The previous owner, B.N. from Schiedam, did not provide information concerning when the object entered his collection.According to the previous owner, the object had previously been in a private collection in The Netherlands. The date on which it entered that collection is unknown.No further information concerning the earlier ownership history of the object was available from the previous owner.Background Information:Dogs occupied an important place in Roman daily life, where they were kept for hunting, guarding, herding and companionship. Small bronze animal figures were produced throughout the Roman world and could function as decorative objects, fittings, personal possessions or votive figures. Their manufacture belonged to an established Roman bronze-working tradition, typically involving casting followed by individual finishing.The dog also had an important place in Roman religious imagery, particularly in connection with Diana, the Roman goddess of the hunt, wilderness and wild animals. Diana was frequently represented as a huntress accompanied by a dog, reflecting the essential role of trained hounds in ancient hunting. Small bronze dogs could therefore have had a religious or votive association with Diana and the sphere of hunting. Such an interpretation is possible for this statuette, although without a documented archaeological context or additional attributes, a direct association with the cult of Diana cannot be confirmed.Dating to the 1st–2nd century A.D., the statuette belongs to the Roman Imperial period, when bronze figurines and religious imagery circulated widely throughout Italy and the Roman provinces. Portable bronze figures could form part of domestic religious practice and personal devotion as well as everyday material culture.Whether originally a votive representation, an accompanying figure connected with a deity such as Diana, or an object with another function, this small bronze dog reflects the importance of animals in both practical and symbolic aspects of Roman life. It forms a tangible connection to the Roman world, in which dogs were familiar companions in daily life, hunting and religious imagery."
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