Roman dogs from Egypt

Title: Roman dogs from Egypt
Repository: British Museum
Alternative: Rag doll (left) Doll (center-left) Doll, Terracotta 930 (center-right) Doll, Terracotta 973 (right)
Creator: unknown
Photographer: Lowenstam, Steven
Creator Display: unknown Ancient Roman (artist); unknown Corinthian (artist)
Description: On left is a rag doll by an unknown Ancient Roman artist from the 1st-5th century CE, measuring 19.05 cm in Height. Doll was created in Egypt, discovered in Oxyrhynchus, Al Bahnasā, Egypt, and is housed at British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom under Repository ID: 1905,1021.13. Rag-doll made from linen stuffed with rags and papyrus. The arms are made from a long roll of linen attached at the back. Coloured wool, now faded, was applied to parts of the face and body. The presence of a small blue glass bead attached to the proper left side of the head suggests a hair ornament. –The British Museum; On center-left is a doll by an unknown Ancient Roman artist. Doll was discovered at Ephesus, Aegean Region, Turkey and is housed at British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom under Repository ID: 1872,0405.173. Bone doll with articulated arms and legs (now missing). –The British Museum; On center-right is Terracotta 930, created by an unknown Corinthian artist in ca. 450 BCE and measuring 15.05 cm in Height (including legs). Doll was discovered in Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece and is housed at British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom under Repository ID: 1930,1217.5. Terracotta dancing doll representing a 'Pyrrhic Dancer' in helmet and cuirass. –The British Museum; On right is Terracotta 937, created by an unknown Corinthian artist in ca. 350 BCE and measuring 18 cm in Height (including legs). Doll was created in Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece, discovered in Greece and housed at British Museum, London, England, United Kingdom under Repository ID: 1865,1720.35. Terracotta dancing doll holding castanets. –The British Museum Burn, Lucilla; Higgins, Reynold; Walters, H B; Bailey, D M, Catalogue of Terracottas in the British Museum, I-IV, London, BMP, 1903
View: Front
Coverage: Egypt (creation) Oxyrhynchus, Al Bahnasā, Egypt (discovery) Ephesus, Aegean Region, Turkey (discovery) Athens, Periféreia Protevoúsis, Greece (discovery) Corinth, Peloponnese, Greece (creation) Greece (discovery)
Temporal: 1st-5th century CE ca. 450 BCE ca. 350 BCE
Subject: Italian Byzantine Pottery VII Terracotta, Figurines
Style Period: Corinthian (pottery style)
Work Type: dolls
Date: 0001/0300
View Date: 1985-09
Identifier: Lowenstam_VRC_07116
Item Locator: Box 16, Section 21
Rights: In Copyright
Dc Rights Holder: University of Oregon, Department of Classics
Local Collection Name: Steven Lowenstam Collection
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Measurements: Height: 19.05 cm; Height: 15.5 cm; Height: 18 cm
Material: wool; papyrus; linen; glass | woven; bone; terracotta
Set: Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology
Primary Set: Lowenstam Collection of Ancient Western Art and Archaeology
Institution: University of Oregon
Cultural Context: Roman (ancient Italian culture or period) Corinthian
Id Current Repository: 1905,1021.13; 1872,0405.173; 1930,1217.5; 1865,0720.35