A Pregnant Colima Dog West Mexico, c. 250 BC – 250 AD Hollow earthenware with burnished red-brown slip on the body and brown on the head. Its plump wide body supported by short legs. Perked ears, open mouth and perforated nostrils. The belly nearly touches the ground, indicating pregnancy. In very good, intact condition. Scattered black manganese deposits, some linear; small pits in the burnished surface on the body; the head with smoke clouds from firing and spotted surface erosion on the proper left side. Provenance: A Private Nevada Collection Ex-collection: Dr. David Harner, Arkansas, 1950s-1960s, collection # V87 Exhibited: The Marjorie Barrick Museum, University of Nevada at Las Vegas, 1980 - 2000 Length: 15 inches HID03101062020 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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