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San Antonio Museum of Art, The D. Joseph Judge, M.D. Collection donated by the Judge Family.
Seated Dog
San Antonio Museum of Art, The D. Joseph Judge, M.D. Collection donated by the Judge Family.
Contact San Antonio Museum of Art, Registrar Department for rights and reproduction of this image. Photography by Peggy Tenison.

Seated Dog

Artist Unknown
DepartmentLatin American Art
CultureClassic Veracruz
Dateca. A.D. 550-950
MediumEarthenware with black tar pitch
Dimensionsh. 10 7/8 in. (27.6 cm)
l. 12 in. (30.5 cm)
Credit LineSan Antonio Museum of Art, The D. Joseph Judge, M.D. Collection donated by the Judge Family
Object number2001.38.4
Geography
Place madeVeracruz, Mexico
General regionNorth and Central America
DescriptionCrouching dog with snarling pose, the mouth open with teeth bared. Wearing ceremonial knotted collar with long flaps. Missing tail would have rested on back.Label TextDogs served as pets, guards, bed-warmers, and nutrition in Mesoamerica. They also played a spiritual role as guides through the underworld. The tar pitch on this figure is typical of Classic period figural ceramics from Veracruz. (Bernadette Cap, 2020)Provenanceex-collection of D. Joseph Judge, M.D.; by inheritance to Donna J. Spencer, Birmingham, AL, by 2011; by gift to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 2001Exhibition HistorySan Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, Treasures from Ancient America: Highlights from the Dom Joseph Judge Collection, February 15-June 15, 2003
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