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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Hairless Dog
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Hairless Dog

Artist Unknown
CultureMexican | Pre-Columbian
Date100 BC-200 AD
MediumTerracotta
DimensionsOverall: 11 x 13 1/2 in. (27.9 x 34.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Dr. Edwin Pearlman in Memory of Mrs. Dora Pearlman
Object number80.182.2
On View
On view
DescriptionHairless dog of red slip terracotta with manganese deposits. Alert standing posture with upraised tail; open mouth; unusually large scale.

Exhibition HistoryExhibited in "New Acquisitions" at the Chrysler Museum, December 1980-January 1981. Published ReferencesIllustrated in the Chrysler Museum Newsletter, 12/1980.