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

Artist/Maker (Pacific Coast, Mexico)
Dateca. 300 BCE-300 CE
Mediumpottery and paint
DimensionsOverall: 5 3/4 x 3 7/8 x 2 7/8 in. (14.6 x 9.8 x 7.3 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineCollection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Terms
    Object number77.324.040
    DescriptionWest Mexican ceramics are anecdotal in nature, recording scenes from everyday life. Dogs are one of the most frequently represented animals. They are associated with an ancient belief that they served as guides for the deceased to the Underworld. A second myth describes the dog as leading a group of people to safety on a high mountain to avoid drowning during a flood. The survivors, according to the Cora myth, are ancestors of mankind. The design on the man's shirt, front and back, appears to represent two mountain peaks which were highlighted by a now faded white slip.
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    Collections
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Bottle
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Landscape
    Shen Shoushang
    Spring 1809
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Lidded Pot
    Batak people
    20th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Monkey
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Wrist Rest
    Artist Unknown
    late 18th to early 19th century
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Nightmare
    Isaac Frankel
    1986
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure
    Jama-Coaque
    200 BCE-600 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Figure Tied to Slab
    Colima
    ca. 300 BCE-300 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Dog
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 200-1550 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Mola
    Guna people
    ca. 1950
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