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Jalisco Sculpture of a Dog with a Pup - PF.1220
Origin: Western Mexico
Circa: 300 BC to 300 AD
Dimensions: 4.5" (11.4cm) high x 3.5" (8.9cm) wide
Collection: Pre-Columbian
Style: Jalisco
Medium: Terracotta

$2,400.00
Location: United States

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In a comically expressionistic manner, the ancient artist has fashioned a dog with its ribs showing. This exaggerated thinness seems in direct contradiction to the usual place of such animals in the tombs of ancient Mexico, where they were meant to serve as food. This less than plump offering seems to be saying that he would not make a very filling meal. We should reassure him that he is much too charming to eat anyway. - (PF.1220)

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