Ceramic Mesoamerican canine vessel from South-Central Veracruz, Mexico, c. 600 to c. 900.
This open ceramic bowl from the Veracruz Late Classic period features a mould-made effigy of a canine resembling a xoloitzcuintle, a wrinkly, hairless breed from the region, which can still be seen today. While its raised paw evokes a sense of playfulness of the everyday companion, some of its more exaggerated features, such as the secondary set of curled fangs, suggest a more mythical figure.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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