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Vessel in Form of a Dog Head, 200 BCE - 300 CE Colima Shaft Tomb peoples; Colima, Mexico Cera…
Vessel
Vessel in Form of a Dog Head, 200 BCE - 300 CE Colima Shaft Tomb peoples; Colima, Mexico Cera…
Vessel in Form of a Dog Head, 200 BCE - 300 CE Colima Shaft Tomb peoples; Colima, Mexico Ceramic and pigment; 4 × 7 1/4 × 10 in. F79.80.2 Gift of Mr. Lee Perkal

Vessel

ClassificationsFurnishings-Serviceware-vessels
Culture West Mexican Shaft Tomb
Date200 BCE - 300 CE
Made AtColima, Mexico, Central America, North America
MediumCeramic and pigment
Dimensions4 × 7 1/4 × 10 in. (10.2 × 18.4 × 25.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Lee Perkal
Object numberF79.80.2
DescriptionSculpted vessel in the from of a Colima dog head with pour spout shaped at the neck. The head is highly burnished with well shaped nose and erect ears. Burnished redware. The hairless Techich or Tepescuintli dog was use in grave settings to guide his master into the underworld.
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