Effigy Vessel
| Object Number: | 60-7-9 |
|---|---|
| Current Location: |
Mexico and Central America Gallery Currently On Display |
| Culture: | Colima (culture) |
| Provenience: | Mexico (Central America) Colima |
| Culture Area: | Central American |
| Date Made: | 100 BCE-300 CE |
| Early Date: | -100 |
| Late Date: | 300 |
| Section: | American |
| Materials: | Ceramic |
| Iconography: | Dog |
| Height: | 15 cm |
| Length: | 29 cm |
| Width: | 12 cm |
| Credit Line: | Purchased from Helen Snyder, 1960 |
Description
Figurine vessel of a dog, produced as a funerary offering. The tail is the spout of the vessel.
Current & Past Exhibitions:
| Birds and Beasts of Ancient Latin America (07 Oct 1995 - 31 Dec 1995) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Man and Animals: Living, Working and Changing Together (04 Oct 1984 - 30 Mar 1985) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mesoamerican Gallery (23 Mar 2001 - 2018) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mexico and Central American Gallery (16 Nov 2019) | View Objects in Exhibition |
| Mayan Gallery (1954 - 2001) | View Objects in Exhibition |
Bibliography:
| [Book] Dorling Kindersley Limited. 2014. History of the World in 1,000 Objects.. London. Dorling Kindersley Limited. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: Page 109 Bottom row, left | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
| [Catalogue, Exhibition] Danien, Elin. 2002. Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.. Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Actual Citation : Page/Fig./Plate: p. 76, pl. 79 | View Objects related to this Actual Citation |
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