Seated Canine Effigy Vessel

CultureColima
Titles
  • Seated Canine Effigy Vessel
Date300 BC–300 AD
PlaceColima, Mexico
MediumEarthenware with slip
DimensionsOverall: 15 1/2 × 9 × 18 in. (39.4 × 22.9 × 45.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Harry C. Hanszen
Object number65.127
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
205M Wiess Gallery
On view

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ProvenanceAlice Nicholson Hanszen (1900–1977), Houston, until 1965; given to MFAH, 1965.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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Alert Seated Canine Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
94.440
Standing Canine Effigy Vessel
100 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
75.354.1
Standing Canine Effigy Vessel
100 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
75.354.2
Canine Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
65.115
Sleeping Canine Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
65.131
Seated Canine Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
2015.297
Canine Head Effigy Vessel
100 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
93.209
Reclining Canine Effigy Vessel
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
2015.296
Seated Female Effigy Vessel
100–800 AD
Earthenware with slip
86.503.A,.B
Seated Couple Effigy Figures
300 BC–300 AD
Earthenware with slip
65.100.1,.2
Killer Whale Effigy Vessel
100 BC–700 AD
Earthenware with slip
97.469
Vase Form Vessel
1200–1700
Earthenware with slip
63.45