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Vessel in shape of a dog with a mask. From Colima, Mexico. Before the arrival of the Spanish, this type of hairless dog was the only one known in Mesoamerica. Dogs were seen as guardians who accompanied the dead on their journey through the Underworld. Proto-Classic (300 BCE - 300 CE). Terracotta, 21.5 x 19.8 x 36.4 cm.
Location
Museo Nacional de Antropologia e Historia/Mexico City, D.F./
Unique Identifier
ART311070
Type
Image
Purpose
Public
Size
3543px × 2875px
Photo Credit
Scala / Art Resource, NY
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Ceramic
Colima (300 BCE-500 CE)
Dog
Figure, Sculpture
Mask
Statuette
Terracotta
Vessel