Iconography of the dog in the Eastern Mediterranean during the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age

Abstract

This work contemplates the iconographic diversity of the dog in both a spatial and temporal framework, including the Eastern Mediterranean at the Late Bronze Age and Iron Age. Through the study of diverse media and what is depicted in them, we will aim to understand the different functions that the iconographic representation served, depending on the context and how it was illustrated. With the help of selected bibliography, we will navigate the different categorisations in which the canines appear as well as the morphological transformations that them have undergone during its coexistence with the human being. A result from the influence of the needs of mankind in a specific moment from a hunting companion to a means for protection or any other functions reflected in mythologies.