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Four Joined Dogs200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Ceramic sculpture in terra-cotta orange-brown, four joined figural forms with pointed heads encircling a central vessel opening, standing on four splayed tapered legs
Ceramic figural group with red-orange slip, depicting two conjoined human-like forms with raised arms and splayed legs, hand-modeled with smooth surfaces and dark fire-clouding marks.

Unknown, Four Joined Dogs, 200 BCE–500 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Four Joined Dogs
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip
Dimensions
4 x 5 1/2 in. (10.16 x 13.97 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.72
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • 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.