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Tobacco Flask with Mold-Impressed Glyphic Text600–900 CE

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Small terracotta ceramic flask with a flattened spherical body, short neck, and molded circular relief of cartouches surrounding a central disk on the front face
Ceramic vessel with a cylindrical body and flared rim, cream-colored with red slip, featuring a grid of deeply incised Maya glyphs arranged in two columns across the front face.
Small ceramic vessel with flattened circular body and narrow neck, red slip over cream clay, with a ring of molded Maya glyphs surrounding a central medallion in relief.
Ceramic vessel with red slip and cream-colored clay, cylindrical form with flared rim, featuring a carved panel of Maya glyphs arranged in a two-column grid on the front face.
Title
Tobacco Flask with Mold-Impressed Glyphic Text
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire-applied pigment
Dimensions
3 × 2 3/4 × 1 1/4 in. (7.62 × 6.99 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.16
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas