Vessel in Form of a Dog with Turtle Shell

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Vessel in Form of a Dog with Turtle Shell

Mexico, Colima, Colima, 200 BCE–500 CE
Ceramics
Burnished ceramic with slip
8 x 6 x 13 in. (20.32 x 15.24 x 33.02 cm)
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch (M.86.296.157)
Art of the Ancient Americas
Currently on public view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1 MAP IT
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1

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Bibliography

  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.
  • Kan, Michael, Meighan, Clement, Nicholson, H.B. and Rexford Stead.  Sculpture of Ancient West Mexico: Nayarit, Jalisco, Colima.  Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1970.