Dog-form Effigy Vessel
Artist
Unknown Artist
CultureColima
OriginColima, Mexico
PeriodLate to Terminal Formative period (300 BCE-300 CE)
Date300 BCE - 300 CE
MediumRed earthenware, red slip, burnishing, and hand-built.
DimensionsOverall: 26.7 x 40.7 x 19 cm (10 1/2 x 16 x 7 1/2 in.)
DescriptionColima Dog-form effigy vessel, 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
Ancient AmericasSub-classification
MesoamericaStatus
On view
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
100-500
Object number: G83.1.160
Artist / Maker: Unknown Artist
1200-1400
Object number: G83.1.147