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title: Silver Dogs from Bactria
author: RMN / Franck Raux
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/7924/silver-dogs-from-bactria/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2024-08-22
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# Silver Dogs from Bactria
_Authored by RMN / Franck Raux_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/7924.jpg)
## Image Caption
Pair of [silver](https://www.worldhistory.org/Silver/) dogs wearing hatched collars from the 3rd-2nd millennium BCE originating in [Bactria](https://www.worldhistory.org/Bactria/) in Central Asia. The dogs are 1.5 inches (4 cm) long with a vertical hole through each. It is thought they may have been worn as pendants on a necklace or could have been ornamental pins to secure a cloak or tunic. The [metal](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/metal/) stem would have gone through one end of the cloth, then through the hole in the silver dog, and fastened to another end of one's fabric.
Louvre, [Paris](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/paris/).
## Cite This Work
### APA
Raux, R. /. F. (2018, January 15). Silver Dogs from Bactria. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Raux, RMN / Franck. "Silver Dogs from Bactria." *World History Encyclopedia*, January 15, 2018. .
### MLA
Raux, RMN / Franck. "Silver Dogs from Bactria." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Jan 2018, .
## License & Copyright
© [Musée du Louvre](http://www.louvre.fr/en) or [RMN](http://rmn.fr/) (see original source for details). Non-commercial re-use is authorized, provided the source and author are acknowledged, according to the museum's [Conditions for Use of Images](http://www.louvre.fr/en/conditions-use-images). [Original image](https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/statuettes-little-dogs-wearing-hatched-collar) by [**RMN / Franck Raux**](https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/statuettes-little-dogs-wearing-hatched-collar). Submitted by [Ibolya Horváth](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/horvath.ibolya/ "User Page: Ibolya Horváth"), published on 15 January 2018. 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.