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Bottle
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Bottle

Artist/Maker (Pacific Coast, Mexico)
Dateca. 300 BCE-300 CE
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 4 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 6 3/4 in. (11.1 x 22.5 x 17.1 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of May Cassard
Terms
    Object number99.0051.01
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    DescriptionDogs were fattened and eaten or offered as ceremonial sacrifice in Mesoamerica. But the more likely explanation for the presence of so many dog images placed in tombs in West Mexico is their association with shamans as guides for the soul and companions in the underworld. They also figure in myths of creation and were regarded as companions of lightning. Bones of dogs have been found in burials.

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