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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.

Unknown, Effigy Tobacco Flask of Bird's Head, 600–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

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