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Collections

Effigy Tobacco Flask of Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)600–900 CE

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Small clay or stone sculpture of a crouching toad with bulging eyes, open mouth, and rows of raised bumps along its back, peanut-brown with rust and gray tones
Small ceramic vessel in the form of a crouching toad or frog, with a rounded body densely covered in raised circular bumps, a small cylindrical opening at the top, and modeled legs; earthen brown tones with aged surface.
Small ceramic frog figurine, front-facing, with bulging eyes, wide open mouth, and compact rounded body; unglazed earthenware in muted tan and gray tones with a weathered surface.
Title
Effigy Tobacco Flask of Cane Toad (Bufo marinus)
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Ceramic
Dimensions
2 1/4 × 2 × 2 1/4 in. (5.72 × 5.08 × 5.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.21
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas