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Key with Handle in the Form of a Dog

Date

1st century A.D.

Medium

Bronze (handle) and iron

Culture

Roman

Department

Implements

Institution

Getty Museum

The handle of this key is solid cast in the shape of a recumbent dog whose head rests on his large paws. The collar shows that it is a pet, as does the docile expression. The figure of the dog, rendered with wavy lines to suggest its fur, terminates in a calyx of leaves and a beaded border. Only a small portion of the iron bit remains.

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