Fine Arms, Armour, Ethnographic & Asian

Pre-Columbian Colima Redware Dog, ex-Sotheby's

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Start price: $2,700

Estimated price: $6,000 - $9,000

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Colima, Mexico 100 BC – 250 AD hollow redware pottery seated puppy dog with a spout to the back of his head. Short curled tail pointed upwards, perky ears and incised facial features. The dog has a wide toothed expressive grin and pierced nostrils and a bulbous fully belly. Size 10" L x 7 1/2" W

Ex-Joseph F. McCrindle, NYC, Publisher, Philanthropist & Collector. Originally deaccessioned by and sold for the benefit of Cincinnati Art Museum, Ex-Sotheby’s NY

Condition: No signs of restoration, several areas of mineral deposits throughout, minor losses to surface in areas commensurate with age.