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THBColima Pottery Tripod Gourd Vessel Dog Head Legs
Lot 101
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Features classical antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art from cultures encompassing the globe. Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Etruscan, Near Eastern, Asian, Pre-Columbian, Native American, African / Tribal, Oceanic, Spanish Colonial, Russian, Fine Art, so much more! All legally acquired, legal to sell. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. A most unusual Colima redware vessel presenting a gadrooned squash-shaped body supported by three dog heads, each one with a pointed snout, perky ears, and coffee bean eyes, facing outward and downward while carrying the ribbed vessel above their necks. Although we have seen similar examples with parrot legs, dog head feet are more unusual. The sizeable vessel is enveloped in a rich red slip and covered with amazing manganese deposits! Size: 11.14" W x 8" H (28.3 cm x 20.3 cm)
In addition to this vessel's impressive form, its iconography is very symbolic. Scholars know of at least two types of Colima dogs, one to be fattened up and ritually sacrificed or eaten and one to serve as a watchdog and healer of the ill. The native plump hairless canine known as a Chichi or Escuintla is thought to be related to the Chihuahua or Mexican Hairless also known as the Xoloitzcuintle. The Xolo dog was named for the deity Xolotl, the God of the Underworld, and believed to guide the deceased as they journeyed to the afterlife. Squashes, meanwhile, symbolized fertility and abundance. Moreover, art imitates life in this ceramic vessel, as the indigenous of Mexico traditionally used hollowed gourds for storing and serving food and drink.
Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection; ex-Roy Oswald collection, Arizona, USA 1960 to 2004
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#161498Stable fissure radiating from center of base, and up the midsection of the body. Small abrasions and chips to body. Nicks and chips to high pointed areas of dog heads. Rich manganese deposits with root marks.Condition
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