COLIMA DOG VESSEL

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

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COLIMA DOG VESSEL
Protoclassic, ca. 100 B. C. -A. D. 250
With ferocious expression showing two rows of bared teeth, ears perked and spout emerging from the back; painted overall in reddish brown.
Length: 9½ in. (24 cm.)

Provenance

Jay C. Leff Collection, Uniontown, Pa., early 1970s
Galerie Deletaille, Brussels
Ernst Beyeler, Basel, Switzerland, acquired in 1994 from the above

Exhibited

Basel, Animal, 11 December 2004-26 February 2005, illustrated in the catalogue

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Lot Essay

Dogs were indigenous to ancient Mesoamerica, the Mexican Hairless being the likely prototype for the West Mexican effigies. In life and in death, the dog was Pre-Columbian man's companion. Dogs were kept as pets, guardians of the home, and hunting aids.

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