Dog Skull
38-13-71
From: Iraq | Tepe Gawra
Curatorial Section: Near Eastern
| Object Number | 38-13-71 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Iraq | Tepe Gawra |
| Archaeology Area | Level XIV |
| Locus | Level XIV | Tepe Gawra, Well |
| Period | Gawra XIV |
| Date Made | 5000-4500 BCE |
| Section | Near Eastern |
| Materials | Dog Bone |
| Iconography | Dog | Saluki |
| Description | Skull of a Saluki dog found in a well at Tepe Gawra. Salukis are coursing dogs (which pursue running game by sight not scent) and were known to have been used for hunting from early times in the Near East. Man and Animals: "ca. 3500 bc. H. 8.4 cm L. 18.5 cm. Max. W. 9.0 cm. This skull of a saluki was found in a well at the site of Tepe Gawra in northern Mesopotamia, in a level dated to at least 3500 BC. Salukis are coursing dogs (which pursue running game by sight not scent) and were known to have been used for hunting from early times in the Near East." |
| Credit Line | American School Oriental Research / University Museum Expedition to Tepe Gawra, Iraq; E. A. Speiser, 1938 |
| Other Number | G7-345 - Field No SF |
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