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Tobacco Flask with Mold-Impressed Panels600–900 CE

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Terracotta ceramic vessel with rectangular form, short neck, and molded relief panel depicting two Mesoamerican figures and a column of glyphs
Ceramic vessel with rectangular body and narrow neck, buff-colored with red pigment traces; molded low-relief panel depicting a seated figure with elaborate headdress, a kneeling figure below, and a column of Maya glyphs at left.
Title
Tobacco Flask with Mold-Impressed Panels
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire-applied pigment
Dimensions
4 5/8 × 2 1/4 × 1 7/8 in. (11.75 × 5.72 × 4.76 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.5
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas