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Collections

Old Dog200 BCE–400 CE

On view:
Geffen Galleries, Pacific Connections in the Ancient Americas
Ceramic sculpture of a seated dog-like animal with rust-red and dark brown slip, incised concentric eye markings, striped patterning, and open mouth showing teeth
Ceramic figure of a seated dog in dark reddish-brown slip, with incised linear patterns on the face, neck, and body, open mouth revealing teeth, and a small horn-like projection on the forehead.
Ceramic seated dog figure with deep red slip, incised concentric circle patterns on the face and body, open mouth with visible teeth, and a row of small raised knobs along the spine.
Title
Old Dog
Culture
Colima
Place Made
Mexico, Colima
Date Made
200 BCE–400 CE
Medium
Slip-painted earthenware
Dimensions
16 1/2 x 7 3/4 x 19 1/2 in. (41.91 x 19.69 x 49.53 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.152
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected 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.
Selected Exhibition History
  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation. December 21, 2019 - July 11, 2020
  • Rufino Tamayo: Innovation and Experimentation. December 21, 2019 - July 11, 2020