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Effigy Tobacco Flask of Bird's Head600–900 CE

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Small pre-Columbian ceramic vessel with a cylindrical neck and a body molded into a wide-eyed, beak-nosed face with a jagged collar band, in rust-brown and dark olive tones
Small ceramic effigy vessel with a wide cylindrical neck above a face with large modeled eyes, a prominent hooked nose, and open mouth, decorated with applied and incised details; dark reddish-brown clay with traces of black pigment.
Title
Effigy Tobacco Flask of Bird's Head
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Ceramic with plumbate slip
Dimensions
2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 2 3/4 in. (6.35 × 6.35 × 6.99 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.19
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas