Lying dog

Chinese Collection

Accession Nr.: 50.155.1
Type: statuette; funeral object; pottery
Date of production:
618 AD–906 AD
Tang dynasty
Place of production:
Materials: earthenware
Techniques: with traces of paint
Dimensions: height: 3.3 cm
width: 9.5 cm
The figure depicts a lying, curled-up dog. Its head is resting between its outstretched legs; it has pulled its tail to its body. The red earthenware body was covered with slip; by now, most of it has wore off. Ceramic figures of dogs often occur in the Han period (206 BC–220 AD); glazed and unglazed variations are both known