Comala Dog Pre-Hispanic Ceramic Sculpture from Mexico Yuniati Sterling silver dots are added

Sterling silver dots are added at each end of the front design

each cheerful feline is handcrafted by Thikaporn

Set of 6 birds

75" W (61 x 40 cm)

Comala Dog Pre-Hispanic Ceramic Sculpture from Mexico Yuniati Sterling silver dots are addedBaying at the moon, this plump little dog with wrinkled skin replicates those found in shaft tombs throughout western Mexico. Artisans from the Angel Cern Artisan Association depict the xoloitzcuintli, a cheerful, barkless species prized by ancient man. Sculpted in clay as funerary offerings, they accompanied their masters in death to aid the soul in crossing rivers of blood along the road of the dead. This is a replica of a museum piece from Comala,