Terracotta dog-gargoyle depicting a dog protome. - Lot 70

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Terracotta dog-gargoyle depicting a dog protome. - Lot 70
Terracotta dog-gargoyle depicting a dog protome. Roman period, 1st century A.D. Height: 21 cm - Length: 17.7 cm (one ear to be glued back on) This type of gargoyle adorned the compluvium of a Roman house, which was designed to collect rainwater to feed a basin or cistern. Several have been found at Pompeii, and examples have been found in the south of France. A comparable dog-gargoyle is preserved in the Art Museum of Princeton University, inv. 1989-51. Provenance: Former collection of Me Michel Maignan (1940-2019), Paris
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