ancientart:Dogs represented in ancient Mexican art at the LACMA (Part 2)The first dog is shown to be
ancientart:Dogs represented in ancient Mexican art at the LACMA (Part 2)The first dog is shown to be on a wheeled platform. This artefact is from Veracruz and dates to AD 450-650. The rest of the shown artefacts are from Colima and date to 200 BC- AD 500. The 2nd dog has a turtle shell on its back, and the final artwork shows dogs playing.Courtesy of & currently located at the LACMA, California, USA, via their online collections (AC1996.146.40, M.86.296.157, M.83.217.26, M.86.296.207). As you may have already noted, the LACMA houses a lot of really interesting art from ancient Mexico. Here is Part 1 of the dog representations. -- source link
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