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Collections

Vessel in the Form of a Dog400–500 CE

Not on view
Unglazed terra-cotta ceramic vessel modeled as a crouching animal with a lobed, ribbed body, sculpted face with spiral eyes, and a short flared neck opening at the top

Unknown, Vessel in the Form of a Dog, 400–500 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Title
Vessel in the Form of a Dog
Culture
Teotihuacan
Place Made
Mexico, Basin of Mexico, Teotihuacan
Date Made
400–500 CE
Medium
Thin Orange ceramic
Dimensions
3 × 5 × 6 in. (7.62 × 12.7 × 15.24 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Constance McCormick Fearing
Accession Number
AC1998.209.18
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Fields, Virginia M. and Dorie Reents-Budet. Lords of Creation: The Origins of Sacred Maya Kingship. London: Scala Publishers Limited; LACMA, 2005.

  • Selections from the Pre-Columbian Collection of Constance McCormick Fearing. Santa Barbara: Santa Barbara Museum of Art, 1967.