Vessel in the form of a Dog
Artist:
Unknown
Place made:Mexico
General region:North and Central America
Culture: Colima
Period: Pre-Columbian
Date: ca. 200 B.C.-A.D. 300
Medium: Earthenware with slip
Dimensions:
h. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm); w. 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm); d. 18 in. (45.7 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Ramona Frates Seeligson
Object number: 98.12.5
Provenance: with Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr. (Romana Frates Seeligson) (1898-1998), San Antonio, TX, before 1998; by gift of the estate of Mrs. A. A. Seeligson, Sr. to the San Antonio Museum of Art, 1998
Label Text
Ancient Mesoamericans kept dogs as pets, for security, and to eat. They also believed that dogs could guide the soul of the deceased through the complex passages of the afterlife to reach paradise. This unusually large vessel is an excellent example of Colima canine sculpture. (Bernadette Cap, 2020)
Not on view
In Collection(s)
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