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The Jennings Dog
Artist: Roman
Location: British Museum
Date: 200
Materials: marble
Dimensions: 105 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £100,000 (Total: £679,683)
Vendor: Private collector
Review number: 4921 (2001)
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Provenance:
Purchased by H C Jennings in Rome, 1753-1756 from B Cavaceppi; Mr T Duncombe of Duncombe Park, auction in 1816; by descent to present owner Lord Feversham.
Description:
Also known as the Dog of Alcibiades or Duncombe Dog. The dog is sculpted as if rising, with forelegs spread apart and body turning. It was probably copied from a Greek bronze original of 2nd century BC that had found its way to Rome.
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