A 2nd Century CE Roman statue group of two sighthounds playing.
The statue group was discovered in 1774 in Monte Cagniolo, Italy.
Group of greyhounds playing | Rome, Vatican Museums, Hall of Animals
Vatican Museums, Hall of Animals
The display in the two rooms which together make up the Hall of the Animals was set up under Pope Pius VI (1775-1799) with antique works of art, often much restored and sometimes completely re-worked, with the aim of creating a 'stone zoo'.
Many artists worked on the sculptures in this display during the 1700s, the most important of whom was Francesco Antonio Franzoni.