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House-Shaped Tobacco Flask with Mold-Impressed Glyphs600–900 CE

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Unglazed terracotta vessel with rectangular body, crown-like tab decoration at shoulder, and molded Mesoamerican glyphs in relief covering all sides
Small ceramic vessel with rectangular body and cylindrical neck, cream and rust-colored surface, featuring two molded Maya glyphic cartouches stacked vertically on the front face, with incised vertical notches along the upper shoulder.
Small ceramic vessel with square body and rounded neck, buff-colored clay with red pigment traces, bearing a grid of six raised Maya glyphic cartouches on the front face and a row of molded rectangular elements below the shoulder.
Title
House-Shaped Tobacco Flask with Mold-Impressed Glyphs
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire-applied pigment
Dimensions
3 1/4 × 1 3/8 × 1 3/16 in. (8.26 × 3.49 × 3.02 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.10
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas