🏺🐕 Plaster cast of a Roman watchdog killed by the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius. He was found tied to the threshold of the House of Marcus Vesonius Primus in Pompeii (also known as the House of Orpheus) , unable to escape.
Its final moments of struggle were preserved by volcanic ash .The cast shows the dog contorted in a struggle, suggesting it died from suffocation or extreme heat while trying to free itself.
The original bronze rings of the dog's collar have survived, and the cast shows impressions of the leather straps.
The original plaster cast is on display at the Antiquarium of Boscoreale .
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