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THBLarge Colima Pottery Chubby Puppy Vessel
Lot 86
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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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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An adorable pottery dog vessel, boasting a unique form with an exceedingly chubby body and incised zigzag and striated motifs. Standing on 4 slender legs, the corpulent canine companion presents a petite raised head with swollen eyes, a tapered snout, and perky ears, while a thick tail that doubles as spout extends from his posterior. Scholars know of at least two types of Colima dogs, one to be fattened up and ritually sacrificed or eaten and another to serve as a watchdog and healer of the ill. The resemblance of the incised marks on this canine to that of stitching it may be one of the former. Size: 15" L x 9.8" W x 11.2" H (38.1 cm x 24.9 cm x 28.4 cm)
This 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. Colima vessels like this example were buried in shaft tombs to protect the deceased and provide sustenance for eternity.
See a similar puppy at the Walters Art Museum (2009.20.51). The curatorial team has relayed the following narrative to provide further understanding of the Colima dog's role in transporting the deceased to the Underworld, "Among many peoples of ancient Mexico, there were myths that a red or yellow dog was the companion that would help a deceased person across a river they needed to cross in the Underworld. It was said that a white dog would not want to dirty itself, and a black dog had already made the trip and was tired. Therefore, it was important to be kind to these reddish dogs in life, and to seek them out in the Underworld. Perhaps for this reason, hundreds of ceramic figures of red dogs have been found in tombs and homes of ancient West Mexico."
Provenance: private Fayetteville, Arkansas, USA collection; ex-private Fayetteville, Arkansas estate, USA, acquired 1960 to 2024
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#185725Professionally repaired and restored with repainting and some resurfacing over break lines. Some nicks and surface wear as shownCondition
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