ClassificationsAncient Egyptian Art

Crouching Dog

AAT Object Form/Functionfigurines

CultureEgyptian

PeriodMiddle Kingdom

Date1980-1760 BCE

MediumFaience

Credit LineEgyptian Purchase Fund

Dimensions1 3/8 x 1 1/4 x 1 in. (3.5 x 3.2 x 2.5 cm)

Object number2006.016.002

Label TextFigurines of domestic dogs become popular in the Middle Kingdom. The dog crouches playfully with its hindquarters raised and paws stretched forward. The dog's mottled coat is indicated by black spots on a blue faience body. The dog rests on a plinth which suggests it was a statuette, perhaps of the owner's pet canine.
Exhibition HistoryMCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, 2006 - Present
Published ReferencesPierre Berge & Associes, Paris, Archeologie, Miniatures orientales, Art de la Chine (October 15-16, 2005), 168, lot 730.

ProvenancePurchased by MCCM from Pierre Berge & Associes, Paris, October 15, 2005, lot 729, through Jerome Eisenberg (1930-2022) [Royal-Athena Galleries], New York, New York.

Status

On view

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