Vessel with Reclining Dog

1470–1532 Overall: 16.5 x 17.8 x 10 cm (6 1/2 x 7 x 3 15/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/2021.129

This vessel represents a Peruvian hairless dog who has recently given birth and seems to be taking a break from maternal obligations. The meanings of such dogs may be connected to the trade networks that brought them to Peru from Mexico in the late pre-Hispanic period. Perhaps...

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