Mayan Tripod Bowl with Canine Feet, 300 CE - 600 CE
Terracotta
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PF.0442
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Like Cerberus, the three-headed hound in Greek myth who guarded Hades, these fierce, snarling dogs seem not quite of this world. They sniff the ground with furrowed brows as if...
Like Cerberus, the three-headed hound in Greek myth who guarded Hades, these fierce, snarling dogs seem not quite of this world. They sniff the ground with furrowed brows as if trying to pick up the scent of an elusive, supernatural quarry. We need not worry, however, for even if they found the trail, they could never agree on how to follow it.
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