A ceramic figure of a standing dog, Colima, Mexico, H 18 cm (+)A ceramic figure of a standing dog, in warm red-brown surface colour, the dog is depicted with an open mouth bearing his teeth and nostrils flared as if growling, Colima, Mexico, presumably 100 BC - 250 AD, H 18 cmThe canine deity 'Xolotl' ismonly represented in Colima culture. The dog is a guardian and was meant to apany the dead in their journey through the dangers of the underworld up into the night sky to dwell with the ancestors.(+) Included an authenticity certificate by an external expert.