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20230823_zia_c218_094 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_092 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_090 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_093 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_091 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_099 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_095 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_096 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_097 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_098 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_100 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_101 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_102 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

20230823_zia_c218_103 August 23, 2023, Portland, Oregon, United States: VIDEO AVAILABLE: CONTACT INFO@COVERMG.COM TO RECEIVE**..Asian elephant Samudra turned 15 years old at the Oregon Zoo on Wednesday (23August2023), and itâ??s safe to say birthday boys donâ??t come much bigger. .The playful pachyderm, who weighed 286 pounds at birth, now tips the scales at around 10,000 pounds â?? and heâ??s still growing. In these images he is shown as a youngster and enjoying some of his favourite treats - like playing in his pool, taking part in the Zooâ??s annual Squishing of the Squash Halloween event, playing with pals, and snaffling a watermelon with his trunk. .The titanic teenager not stopped growing though! Care staff expect him to put on another ton or two over the next couple decades..â??Itâ??s amazing to see him getting so big,â? said Steve Lefave, who oversees the zooâ??s elephant area. â??Heâ??s much more mature and confident now, but heâ??s still got that playfulness that heâ??s had ever since he was a baby. Watching him splash in the pool or roll around in the mud, the word that comes to mind is â??exuberance.â??â? .Arriving on Aug. 23, 2008, Samudra was the first third-generation elephant born in the United States. He has always loved the water â?? his name means â??oceanâ? in Sanskrit â?? and is often seen playfully splashing in the 160,000-gallon pool at the zooâ??s Elephant Lands. .He might not be at the Zoo forever though, as at 15, Samudra is around the age where wild male elephants naturally move away from the herd they were raised in, and eventually he might need the opportunity to mingle freely with a different female herd, according to Lefave..â??In their range countries, male elephants will join new female herds from time to time during courtship, and sometimes they form bachelor groups with other young males,â? he said. â??In time, we want Samudra to have those

alb3610557 Firedog (Jupiter Victorious over the Titans) (chenet) (one of a pair). Artist: After models by Alessandro Algardi (Italian, Bologna 1598-1654 Rome). Culture: probably Italian. Dimensions: Height: 45 1/2 in. (115.6 cm). Date: 18th century.According to the prominent biographer of artists Giovanni Pietro Bellori (1613-1696), the Baroque sculptor Alessandro Algardi, active in Rome, modeled a set of four firedogs representing the four elements in the guise of mythological figures. Commissioned for Philip IV, king of Spain, the models were created not long before the artist's death, in 1654. Two of the designs, the figures of Jupiter and Juno as fire and air--a symbolism quite appropriate to their use as firedogs--were executed on a reduced scale for the French court, both in silver and in bronze. Firedogs of this exuberant model, which create a sense of movement and are interesting in the round, also found a market among the French aristocracy and are listed in late seventeenth- and eighteenthcentury inventories and sale catalogues. It is generally thought that some of them--varying slightly from Algardi's originals, which are still extant in Spain--were made in France rather than in Italy. The Museum's firedogs were cast in multiple pieces, which have been carefully joined together. They have largely kept their original patina.The chief Roman god, Jupiter, ruler of the sky and master of lightning and thunder, is seated on an eagle, a form he once assumed, atop a globe. Two kneeling Titans shoulder the rocks on which the globe is poised, while a third reclines on the base. Facing her husband, the goddess Juno is perched on her own symbolic animal, the peacock. Representing beauty, this bird stands on a globe carried by wind gods, their cheeks full of air.Although the casts have long been considered seventeenth century, the raised heads of the deities and the sweet, smiling countenance of Juno, as well as her hair ornament and details of her sandals, suggest an eighteenth century date for the Museum's majestic firedogs instead. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.