The bronze cast figure depicts a dog lying recumbent on the ground, head raised high while looking sideways, bottom shows hollow body.|Han Dynasty period.||Height: 3 1/2 in (8.9 cm) Width: 4 3/4 in (12.1 cm)|漢代 銅狗擺件|此犬，銅錫鑄造，其後肢坐地，前肢直立，平視前方，神態祥和。線條簡潔生動，古意溫存。早在漢代，養狗在中國就十分盛行，不但民間用來看家、狩獵，朝廷中還設有「狗監」官職，負責掌管皇帝的獵犬。犬自古就被視為忠誠可信的象徵。