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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.
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