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© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
Vessel in the Form of a Seated Dog
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
© Michael C. Carlos Museum, Emory University
ClassificationsArt of the Americas

Vessel in the Form of a Seated Dog

Place CreatedMexico, North America
CultureColima
Date300 BCE-200 CE
MediumCeramic
Credit LineGift of William C. and Carol W. Thibadeau
Dimensions10 3/4 x 7 1/2 x 16 3/4 in. (27.3 x 19.1 x 42.5 cm)
Object number1990.011.177
Exhibition HistoryPre-Columbian Art from the Collections of Paul A. Clifford and William C. Thibadeau, The High Museum of Art, Atlanta, Georgia, February 13 - April 4, 1971
MCCM Permanent Collection Galleries, May 11, 1993 - 2001
Coca-Cola's Cultural Sensation - Latin America, Coca-Cola Company Headquarters, Atlanta, Georgia, September 2 - November 26, 2003
MCCM Permanent Collection Reinstallation, February 9, 2013 - Present
Published ReferencesRebecca Stone-Miller, Seeing With New Eyes: Highlights of the Michael C. Carlos Museum Collection of Art of the Ancient Americas (Atlanta: Michael C. Carlos Museum, 2002), 37, figure 56.
ProvenanceEx coll. William (1920-2002) and Carol (1921-2019) Thibadeau, Atlanta, Georgia, purchased from Enrique Vargas (Enrique Vargas Alfaro) (1915-2008), San Jose, Costa Rica, March 29, 1968.
Status
On view
Collections
  • Art of the Americas