Jalisco Vessel in the Form of a Young Dog - PF.0393,Origin: Western Mexico,Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD,Dimensions: 7" (17.8cm) high,Collection: Pre-Columbian,Style: Colima,Medium: Terracotta. This unusual, sausage-shaped dog has the wrinkled face and half-closed eyes of a newborn puppy. This is a sensitively observed portrayal of a still-helpless creature, just becoming aware of the larger world, and a superb example of Jalisco ceramic naturalism.
Antiquities Ancient Central America & Mexico
|