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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 1691958, member: 8267&quot;]It is useful to look at other examples of Colima dogs, from sources that are more likely to be genuine. Here are some from museum collections:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/art/collection-highlights/pre-columbian/colima-dog" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/art/collection-highlights/pre-columbian/colima-dog" rel="nofollow">http://www.daytonartinstitute.org/art/collection-highlights/pre-columbian/colima-dog</a></p><p><a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/318964" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/318964" rel="nofollow">https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/318964</a></p><p><a href="https://maa.missouri.edu/collection/ancient-americas" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://maa.missouri.edu/collection/ancient-americas" rel="nofollow">https://maa.missouri.edu/collection/ancient-americas</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bowers.org/index.php/collection/collection-blog/ceramics-of-western-mexico-dog-edition" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.bowers.org/index.php/collection/collection-blog/ceramics-of-western-mexico-dog-edition" rel="nofollow">https://www.bowers.org/index.php/collection/collection-blog/ceramics-of-western-mexico-dog-edition</a></p><p><br /></p><p>One of the significant differences between these and the one you found is that the clay of the museum examples was burnished (smoothed and polished) before firing, so the finished surface is quite shiny. By comparison, yours looks rather dull and rough. The basic modelling of yours is also rather crude&nbsp; in comparison.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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