Large seated dog, ca. 100 BC - 200 AD · Mexico, Colima · ID: 3051404
Arte Primitivo, New York
Michael Beckmann, Marburg, Germany
Description
hollow redware terracotta with black oxidations, handwritten inventory no. “2107-12”
Dogs were of great importance in the Colima culture. On the one hand, they were considered a delicacy and certain breeds (techichi) were bred and fattened exclusively for consumption. Secondly, in mythology, dogs guided the souls of the deceased along the rivers of the underworld to the afterlife.
The object Large seated dog, ca. 100 BC - 200 AD with the object ID 3051404 was part of the auction Auction 103 on November 16, 2024, lot number 78 at that time and is currently available for EUR 3,000 in Open sale.
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Comparing literature
Leyenaar, Ted u.a., Von Küste zu Küste, o.O. 1992, p. 200
Notices
This object is subject to the UNESCO Cultural Heritage Protection Act. Export documents are required for export (subjected to a fee).