PROTOCLASSIC, CA. 100 B.C. - A.D. 250

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COLIMA DOG
PROTOCLASSIC, ca. 100 B.C. - A.D. 250
the well-fed canine firmly standing on bowed legs, with fierce expression, teeth bared and ears perked in a defensive pose, the rounded belly molded on each side with a circular human mask, each with closely-set eyes, pierced ears and pursed lips, a wide flaring spout from the back, painted in reddish brown and red.
Length 18 in. (46 cm.)

拍品专文

Cf. Shaft Tomb Figures, for dog and human mask iconography

In the vast range of animals depicted by the Colima potter, the canine is distinctive for its unique association as bearer of human face masks.