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Canine effigy vessel
Colima
Late Formative period, Comala Phase
150 BC–AD 350
Object Place: Colima, Mexico
Medium/Technique
Earthenware with black slip paint
Dimensions
L. (approximate) 14 1/2 in (36.8 cm); H. 8 1/2 in (21.5 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Timothy Phillips in honor of Dennis Carr
Accession Number2019.1984
CollectionsAmericas
ClassificationsCeramics – Pottery – Earthenware
DescriptionA canine, likely the common Mexican izcuintli breed, totes two large liquid-carrying jars, perhaps for water or pulque, a mildly alcoholic drink made from the agave plant.
ProvenanceBetween the 1940s and 1960s, acquired in Mexico by a private collector (d. 1969), Houston, TX; by descent to his granddaughter, Tucson, AZ; 2003, sold by his granddaughter to Anthropos Gallery, Los Angeles; 2014, sold by Anthropos to Timothy Phillips, Boston; 2019, gift of Timothy Phillips to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 11, 2019)