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Effigy Tobacco Flask of Old Man with Jutting Lower Jaw600–900 CE

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Small terracotta ceramic sculpture of a stylized face with a headdress, carved oval eyes, horizontal ridges, and circular ear ornaments, angled three-quarter view
Terracotta face fragment with modeled features including large outlined eyes, an open mouth, and circular ear ornaments on each side, topped with a flat headdress with incised horizontal bands; reddish-brown earthenware with hand-modeled relief.

Unknown, Effigy Tobacco Flask of Old Man with Jutting Lower Jaw, 600–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

Title
Effigy Tobacco Flask of Old Man with Jutting Lower Jaw
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Ceramic with plumbate slip
Dimensions
2 1/4 × 2 × 2 1/8 in. (5.72 × 5.08 × 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.22
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas