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Dog effigy vessel

CultureColima
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 26.7 x 40.7 x 19 cm (10 1/2 x 16 x 7 1/2 in.)
DescriptionThis Colima dog-form effigy vessel, is a Xoloitzcuintli, a hairless dog. Late Formative period, standing on four legs with a low lying middle, with the tail extended in the air. The vessel is painted with a red-brown pigment.
Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner
Object numberG83.1.40
Classifications
Ancestral Abiayala
Sub-classification
Mesoamerica
Status
On view
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