Comala Dog Pre-Hispanic Ceramic Sculpture from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-9613 A single stone of onyx

A single stone of onyx glows green

Wear it every day to work and on the weekends to brunch and the movies

engraved with delicate flowers and leaves

Bark cloth

Comala Dog Pre-Hispanic Ceramic Sculpture from Mexico _artisan--novica-artisan-9613 A single stone of onyxBaying at the moon, this plump little dog with wrinkled skin replicates those found in shaft tombs throughout western Mexico. Artisans from the Angel Cern Artisan Association depict the xoloitzcuintli, a cheerful, barkless species prized by ancient man. Sculpted in clay as funerary offerings, they accompanied their masters in death to aid the soul in crossing rivers of blood along the road of the dead. This is a replica of a museum piece from Comala,