Statuette of a Dog in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, June 2010

Statuette of a dog
Near Eastern, Mesopotamian or Babylonian, Middle Bronze Age, Isin-Larsa or Old Babylonian, 2000–1800 B.C.

Findspot: Iraq

Dimensions: Height x width: 24 x 10.5 cm (9 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.)

Medium or Technique: Terracotta

Classification: Sculpture

Accession Number: 1972.872

Terracotta statuette of a seated dog, wearing a distinctive collar. The dog is the symbol of the healing goddess Gula. The statuette was probably dedicated at a shrine to the goddess.

Text from: www.mfa.org/collections/object/statuette-of-a-dog-164309