Standing Colima Dog,

Description:

Standing Colima Dog, Protoclassic, 100 BC-AD 250, standing and looking ahead, mouth open with teeth bared, wide rounded belly, incised eyes, large pointed ears, and raised tail, painted in overall reddish brown, lg. 10 1/2 in.

Provenance: Newman Collection, New Jersey; Sotheby's, New York, November 23, 1982, Lot 434.
Estimate $1,200-1,800

Cracks to right front foot.


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