**Originally Listed At $1500** Pre-Columbian, West Mexico, Colima, Protoclassic Period, ca. 100 BCE to 250 CE. An adorable pottery vessel depicting a charming dog laying with a dramatically curved body as if ready to nap at its owner s feet. The cute canine bears a slender body colored with red slip, a quartet of nubbin legs, a pointed tail that bends upwards, and a flared spout rim projecting from the back. The sleepy visage exhibits almond-shaped eyes, a narrow snout with delineated nostrils, thin lips, and a sizeable pair of perky ears. A charming example of man s best friend in pottery effigy form! Size: 8.5" W x 5.3" H (21.6 cm x 13.5 cm) Provenance: private Hawaii, USA collection, before 2010; ex-Arte Primitivo, New York, New York, USA All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. We ship worldwide and handle all shipping in-house for your convenience. #173735品相报告: Professionally repaired with restoration and repainting. Some nicks and scratches to surface, as expected with age. Otherwise, excellent with lustrous burnish.