Small 'Howling-dog' Vessel

OriginColima, Mexico

PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)

Date300 BCE - 300 CE

MediumEarthenware, red slip, burnishing, and hand-built.

DimensionsOverall: 10.2 x 9.8 x 15.2 cm (4 x 3 7/8 x 6 in.)

DescriptionColima small howling-dog vessel, Late Formative period, lying on its side with pellet slit eyes and large open mouth. The vessel is burnished brown with heavy encrustation.

Credit LineGift of George and Helen Gardiner

Object numberG83.1.38

Classifications

Ancient Americas

Sub-classification

Mesoamerica

Collections

Status

On view

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