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THBHuge Superb Colima Redware Pottery Dog - 18" L!
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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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LiveMar 20, 2025
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- Lot Description
Pre-Columbian, Western Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An exemplary pottery dog (possibly the finest of this pose we have ever offered), enveloped in a vibrant, red slip with a high burnish! First off, its scale is impressive - quite sizeable and corpulent with a very full - possibly pregnant - belly! Also, there is its lively pose - standing on all fours with upraised and pierced ears and a perky, curled tail, exposed female genitalia - as well as its expressive visage with wide-open incised eyes, flaring nostrils on its pointy snout, and an open, toothy muzzle. While to our eyes her toothy grin may represent a fighting attitude or the act of barking which may signify that she is ready to play, the ancient Colima sculptor more likely intended to depict a very loyal puppy - serving as a watchdog and barking to protect the deceased in the afterlife. A very special canine, quite alert with perky ears and wagging tail! Size: 18" L x 12.5" H (45.7 cm x 31.8 cm)
Another aspect that makes this type of dog special and desirable is the fact it lacks the spout often located at the tail. Vessels like this required a vent hole or would have exploded in the kiln. In this case the vent is the open mouth and nostrils.
Provenance: private British Columbia, Canada collection, gifted from aunt in Tucson, Arizona, USA, acquired prior to 1994
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#192865Condition
Professionally repaired from about 10 pieces, mostly affecting the underside, almost impossible to see.
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