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Two Joined Dogs200 BCE–500 CE

Not on view
Ceramic effigy vessel in the form of a four-legged animal with a wide flared spout on its back, burnished terra-cotta red slip with dark speckles
Title
Two Joined Dogs
Culture
Nayarit
Place Made
Mexico, Nayarit
Date Made
200 BCE–500 CE
Medium
Burnished ceramic with slip and black resist decoration
Dimensions
5 3/4 x 12 1/4 x 8 in. (14.615 x 31.12 x 20.32 cm)
Credit Line
The Proctor Stafford Collection, purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Allan C. Balch
Accession Number
M.86.296.71
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.