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THBRare / Adorable Jalisco Pottery Double Dog Effigy
Lot 121a
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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, Jalisco, ca. 250 BCE to 250 CE. A lovely hand-built pottery effigy of two dogs playing, joined together as one places its head and paws on the other's back and neck. The pups have long snouts, large coffee bean shaped eyes, perky ears, rounded bellies, and short tails. The standing dog has nubby legs with incised lines for toes and the other's limbs are longer, securely hugging its playmate and sitting back on its folded haunches. The undersides are burnished black, the tops have nice umber hues. A charming depiction of active pups; and while most collectors are familiar with puppies coming from the Colima region, canines from Jalisco are relatively rare! Perhaps these playful companions accompanied the deceased to the afterlife. Size: 6.125" L x 4.75" W x 3.62" H (15.6 cm x 12.1 cm x 9.2 cm)
Scholars know of at least two types of ancient Mexican 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. Effigies such as this one, were often buried in shaft tombs to protect the deceased and provide sustenance for eternity.
Provenance: private New York, New York, USA collection; ex- George R. Francoeur, Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, USA; acquired from Donna Jacobs Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan, USA in the 1980's
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#159262Old inventory label on the base. Stable hairline fissures and small restored areas to ears and nose. Surface wear, abrasions, and weathering commensurate with age. Holes on dogs' legs were intentional to prevent the puppies from breaking when fired. Nice mineral deposits and root marks.Condition
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