| Jennings Dog | |
|---|---|
 The Jennings Dog on display in the British Museum | |
| Material | Marble |
| Discovered | 1753–1756 Monte Cagnuolo |
| Discovered by | Henry Constantine Jennings |
| Present location | British Museum |
3D model (click to interact) | |
The Jennings Dog (also known as The Duncombe Dog or The Dog of Alcibiades) is a Roman sculpture of a dog with a docked tail. Named for its first modern owner, Henry Constantine Jennings, it is a 2nd-century AD Roman copy of a Hellenistic bronze original.[1] The original was probably of the 2nd century BC. It is 1.05 metres (3 ft 5 in) high; its leonine muzzle and one leg have been repaired since its rediscovery. Though it is one of only a few animal sculptures surviving from antiquity, a pair of similar marble mastiffs of the same model can be seen in the Belvedere Court of the Vatican Museums.[2]
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