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Effigy Tobacco Flask of Bird600–900 CE

Not on view
Small ceramic bird-form vessel in dark burnished clay, with incised wing and feather patterns and a circular opening at the top
Small ceramic vessel with dark burnished surface, globular form modeled as an animal head with incised curvilinear features, open mouth with incised teeth, and small ear or tab projections on each side.
Small globular ceramic vessel with dark burnished surface, featuring modeled and incised zoomorphic heads in relief around the body, with a narrow circular opening at the top.
Small ceramic vessel with dark burnished surface, horizontally elongated with a bird-head spout at one end and a tail-like projection at the other; body decorated with incised geometric and scroll patterns revealing reddish-brown clay beneath.
Title
Effigy Tobacco Flask of Bird
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Ceramic with plumbate slip
Dimensions
1 3/4 × 2 3/4 × 3 1/2 in. (4.45 × 6.99 × 8.89 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.20
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas