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THBLovely Colima Redware Pottery Dog Vessel
Lot 120a
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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, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. A charming redware dog effigy vessel of a bulbous form and beautifully stone-burnished, creating a lustrous effect. With his bulging belly nearly grazing the ground, the rotund canine stands upon two stubby forelegs with small feet and two bent hind legs with a straight back and protruding shoulder blades. He playfully raises his long neck and tapered snout, which features an open mouth, as though mid-bark, displaying both upper and lower teeth, a pointed nose with delineated nostrils, two almond shaped eyes, and large perky ears. A black pigment speckles through his sienna glazed exterior combining with lovely earthen deposits to create the effect of a mottled coat of fur. His short curled tail nearly wags in the air as he gives the object of his affection, perhaps his owner or a toy, his unbridled attention. An outstanding example from the Colima peoples! Size: 10.5" L x 5.75" W x 7.125" H (26.7 cm x 14.6 cm x 18.1 cm)
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. 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 such as this one were buried in shaft tombs to protect the deceased and provide sustenance for eternity.
This piece is very similar to Colima dog pottery at the Minneapolis Institute of Art ( MIA_.99.57.4), the Museum of Fine Arts Houston (65.115), and the Michael C. Carlos Museum at Emory University (1990.011.190). All three feature the same attentive pose and coloring, but are of slightly different scales.
Provenance: ex private Woodside, California, USA collection acquired from Ron Messick Gallery, Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA before 2005
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#159727Repair to right (proper) hind foot. Base of right front foot missing. Surface wear with scratches, nicks, abrasions, and fading of pigment commensurate with age. Excellent with lovely earthen deposits.Condition
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