Reclining Dog
200 BCE–300 CE
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
H. 10 3/4 × W. 8 3/4 × D. 15 1/4 in. (27.3 × 22.2 × 38.7 cm)
Classification
Ceramics-Sculpture
Culture
Colima
Department
Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Joanne P. Pearson, in memory of Andrall E. Pearson, 2007
Accession Number
2007.345.1
Tags
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Arts of Africa, Oceania and the Americas department,Reclining Dog* a captivating ceramic sculpture crafted by Colima artist(s between 200 BCE and 300. Measuring 10 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 15 1/4 inches, this-fired clay figure captures a dog in a relaxed, reclining pose, embodying the naturalistic style characteristic of Colima pottery from West Mexico's shaft tomb culture. Gifted in 2007 by Joanne P Pearson in memory of Andrall E. Pearson, it exemplifies the region's mastery of hand-built ceramics. In Colima society, dogs held profound spiritual significance,...