Rare Pre-Columbian Colima Dogs with snakes incensario and her slightly forward-leaning posture

and her slightly forward-leaning posture imparts a sense of quiet dignity and maternal presence

and a serene

The inscription invokes Osiris

Material: Ceramic with traces of pigment

Rare Pre-Columbian Colima Dogs with snakes incensario and her slightly forward-leaning postureRARE CERAMIC INCENSARIO WITH DOGS AND SNAKES Colima, Western MexicoLate Preclassic Period, circa 300 BCE 100 CEHeight: 5"Ceramic DESCRIPTION A rare and finely modeled Colima incensario, featuring a bulbous, perforated chamber surmounted by a coiled serpent and supported by a stylized canine base. Three dimensional animal headsdogs and serpentsproject from the vessels spherical body, giving it a dynamic and symbolic presence. The chamber, pierced with