Rhyton of a Hounds Head

This #rhyton found in #france was probably made for the #Gaulish market since the Gaulish aristocrats loved imported greek wines and ceramics but also hunting.

Note the handle ... it would have been upside when in use 

Cerberos

Hades' watchdog is the most famous hound in Greek mythology

Nephew Heracles has borrowed him to frighten his cousin

Fragment of a Hound

#stele #classicalgreeksculpture classicalgreekart

I rather miss we had all of this stele!

What we have shows a hound or small dog apparently adoringly looking up at its master.

The sculptor has contrasted on the pose and time has eroded some of the detail but the position of the dogs head looking up ... just exquisite even in its incomplete damaged state.

Corinthian Hound

#yearofthedog #dog #hound #corinthianceramics

In the East Asian Lunar Calendar the Year of the Dog starts soon and this gave me an idea for a theme. I found several Attic ware depictions of dogs but also this lesser known Corinthian ware work showing a rather leonine mastiff or hound. The torso seems a little exaggerated but I think the artist was possibly trying to suggest that the dog was running. Its certainly an elegant and powerful example of what can be done with a limited color range.