---
title: Dog Figurine from Nimrud
author: Metropolitan Museum of Art
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6230/dog-figurine-from-nimrud/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-08-22
---

# Dog Figurine from Nimrud

_Authored by Metropolitan Museum of Art_

## Image File

[![Dog Figurine from Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6230.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/6230.jpg)

## Image Caption

[Bronze](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/bronze/) statuette of a dog, part of the [Nimrud dogs](https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1001/the-nimrud-dogs/), a Neo-Assyrian collection of dog figurines found at [Nimrud](https://www.worldhistory.org/Kalhu/), currently on display in museums at Baghdad, Iraq; Cambridge, [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/); New York, America, and Melbourne, Australia.

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Art, M. M. o. (2017, January 10). Dog Figurine from Nimrud. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6230/dog-figurine-from-nimrud/>
### Chicago
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Dog Figurine from Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 10, 2017. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6230/dog-figurine-from-nimrud/>.
### MLA
Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Dog Figurine from Nimrud." *World History Encyclopedia*, 10 Jan 2017, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/6230/dog-figurine-from-nimrud/>.

## License & Copyright

© [Metropolitan Museum of Art](http://metmuseum.org/), NY. As part of the [Met's Open Access policy](https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/policies-and-documents/open-access), the Metropolitan Museum of Art has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this dataset. [Original image](http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/323812) by [**Metropolitan Museum of Art**](http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/323812). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 10 January 2017. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Copyright](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copyright). You cannot use, copy, distribute, or modify this item without explicit permission from the author. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.