Dog-Faced Deer Effigy Vessel from Colima, Mexico

A deer form effigy vessel, Colima, Mexico (200-600AD), in the…
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A deer form effigy vessel, Colima, Mexico (200-600AD), in the form of a deer laying on the ground, this unusual piece clearly has deer horns but the face of a dog, the body incised with concentric diamond shapes, 17 cm high. Provenance: Purchased Irving sculpture gallery, Sydney, 1983, from the collection of the late Rudy Komon and Robert Shaw

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  • Incised - A record of a name, date or inscription, or a decoration scratched into a surface, usually of a glass or ceramic item with a blunt instrument to make a coarse indentation. Compare with engraving where the surface is cut with a sharp instrument such as a metal needle or rotating tool to achieve a fine indentation.

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