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Dog Head
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About this work
This dog's snarl and protruding fangs lend him a sinister expression. Although pierced for suspension, the head seems too large and fragile to have been a pendant. Press-molds, used to create the dog's face and ears, were commonly used in the Gulf Coast region, where asphalt occurs naturally and was applied to pottery as a paint after firing.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDog Head, 500–1000. Mexico, Gulf Coast. Earthenware, asphalt and resin paint; overall: 10.7 x 14.8 x 17.8 cm (4 3/16 x 5 13/16 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.250
