Detail View: The AMICA Library: Howling Canine
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AMICA ID:
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MMA_.1978.412.59
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AMICA Library Year:
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2002
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Description:
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The ancient inhabitants of the coast of the Gulf of Mexico in the region that is now the state of Veracruz had great command of the ceramic medium and produced a wide variety of ceramic sculptures for many hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Tentatively grouped today into styles that are named for specific places, such as Remojadas, the works produced during the first millennium A.D. include many of substantial scale and assertive presence, such as the howling animal illustrated here. It has been identified as both a coyote and a dog, as it lacks any detail that might distinguish one from the other. Sculpturally spontaneous, however, with the unpolished surface favored at the time it was made, the animal conveys its message without needing a more exact identity.
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Remojadas
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Remojadas
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Title:
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Howling Canine
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View:
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Principal view
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Creation Date:
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5th?6th century
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Creation Start Date:
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400
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Creation End Date:
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599
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Materials and Techniques:
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Ceramic
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Creation Place:
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Mexico
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Dimensions:
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H. 20 in. (50.8 cm)
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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New York, New York
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ID Number:
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1978.412.59
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Credit Line:
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The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Purchase, Nelson A. Rockefeller Gift, 1961
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Copyright:
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Copyright ? 2002 The Metropolitan Museum of Art. All rights reserved.
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Rights:
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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MMA_.h1_1978.412.59.tif
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