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Tuesday, August 21, 2018

thoughtful mastiff from 2100 b.c.e.

Sumerian. Recumbent Dog, ca. 2100 B.C.E. Aragonite, 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 9 in. (14.6 x 9.5 x 22.9 cm).
Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alastair B. Martin, the Guennol Collection, 51.220.
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What has he been guarding so carefully for four millenia, this thoughtful fellow?  At his page on the Brooklyn Museum's website you can see an additional image of him in black and white which really points up the wrinkles of his brow.  Measuring all o5 3/4 x 3 3/4 x 9 in., this stout mastiff-type dog was sculpted during the Neo-Sumerian period, a time of order and calm exercise of power.  This webpage has more on that subject as well as a number of artworks, if you're interested.

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