Protoclassic, CIRCA 100 B.C.-A.D. 250

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A Colima Terracotta Dog
Protoclassic, CIRCA 100 B.C.-A.D. 250
Seated in an animated pose with head tilted upward and turned sharply to the right, ears pulled back, with demarcated rib cage and spinal column, a spout emerging from the top of the head, painted overall in reddish brown
13 ½ in. (39.3 cm.) high

來源

West Coast Collection, 1960s.
Acquired from the above; Robert and Marianne Huber, Illinois.
Consigned by the above; sold, anonymous sale, Christie’s, New York, 23 May 2007, lot 68, where acquired.

榮譽呈獻

Adrian Hume-Sayer

ahume-sayer@christies.com +44 (0) 20 7389 2696

拍品專文

Such expressive ceramic sculptures of small, hairless, fat canines have been found exclusively in tombs in Colima in northwestern Mexico. These singular dogs fascinated the Spanish conquerors centuries later. This hairless breed whose name, xolotzcuintli, derives from two words from the ancient Aztec language: Xolotl, the god of Lightning and Death, and itzcuintli, or dog, survive to this day. According to Aztec belief, the dog of Xolotl was created by the god to guard the living and guide the souls of the dead through the dangers of the afterlife.

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