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Art of the Ancient Americas
Public domain
Artist: Unknown

Figurine of a Dog

1100–1500

Ceramic

7.24 × 8.65 × 11.1 cm (2 7/8 × 3 3/8 × 4 3/8 in.)
Gift of William S. Huff, B.A. 1949, M.Arch. 1952
2011.162.2
Geography: 
Made in Mexico
Status: 
Not on view
Culture: 
West Mexico, Nayarit, Tarascan
Period: 
Late Postclassic Period
Classification: 
Sculpture
Provenance: 

Alexandre Rabow Galleries, San Francisco, California.

Bibliography: 

“Acquisitions,” https://artgallery.yale.edu/sites/default/files/files/Pub_Bull_acquisitions_2012.pdf (accessed December 21, 2012).

Note: This electronic record was created from historic documentation that does not necessarily reflect the Yale University Art Gallery’s complete or current knowledge about the object. Review and updating of such records is ongoing.