Nayarit Pottery Dog Effigy Vessel w/ Human Face
Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing, hollow-built pottery effigy vessel of a dog exhibiting a human head. Highly burnished and decorated with dark red-brown pigment atop the russet-hued body, the creature presents standing atop a quartet of conical legs and has a perky tail and a tapered neckline. The human visage features downcast ovoid eyes, a perky nose, perforated ear ornamentation, and full lips above a masculine jaw, all beneath a broad brow and a pair of curling canine 'ears.' Size: 6.2" L x 5.1" W x 4.4" H (15.7 cm x 13 cm x 11.2 cm)
Provenance: Barakat Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA acquired before 2000
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Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#170873
Condition Report: Minor abrasions and nicks to legs, body, and head, with softening to some finer facial details, fading to pigment across body, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to overall form and good remains of pigment. Old inventory label beneath body.
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Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Nayarit, ca. 300 BCE to 300 CE. An intriguing, hollow-built pottery effigy vessel of a dog exhibiting a human head. Highly burnished and decorated with dark red-brown pigment atop the russet-hued body, the creature presents standing atop a quartet of conical legs and has a perky tail and a tapered neckline. The human visage features downcast ovoid eyes, a perky nose, perforated ear ornamentation, and full lips above a masculine jaw, all beneath a broad brow and a pair of curling canine 'ears.' Size: 6.2" L x 5.1" W x 4.4" H (15.7 cm x 13 cm x 11.2 cm)
Provenance: Barakat Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA acquired before 2000
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#170873
Condition Report: Minor abrasions and nicks to legs, body, and head, with softening to some finer facial details, fading to pigment across body, and light encrustations, otherwise intact and very good. Nice preservation to overall form and good remains of pigment. Old inventory label beneath body.
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