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Vessel in Form of a Dog with Turtle Shell200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Ceramic vessel in the form of a walking armadillo-like animal, with a domed terracotta shell mottled with dark spots, a hollow spout at the neck, and a pale buff lower body
Ceramic vessel in the form of a four-legged animal with a domed, removable lid, covered in burnished red slip with dark mottled fire clouds; the creature has a rounded snout, small ears, and stubby legs.

Unknown, Vessel in Form of a Dog with Turtle Shell, 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
Vessel in Form of a Dog with Turtle Shell
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip
Dimensions
8 x 6 x 13 in. (20.32 x 15.24 x 33.02 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.157
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.
  • 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.