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Tobacco Flask with Round Pedestal and Feathered Ornaments600–900 CE

Not on view
Hand-built ceramic vessel with squat rounded body, incised glyph band, petal-like relief projections, and wing-like side elements, in buff and terracotta tones
Small ceramic vessel with molded and incised relief decoration, featuring a central zoomorphic or deity face with pendant elements on the body, raised glyphic panels on the sides, and a stepped base with cut-out openings; buff to reddish-tan earthenware surface.

Unknown, Tobacco Flask with Round Pedestal and Feathered Ornaments, 600–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

Title
Tobacco Flask with Round Pedestal and Feathered Ornaments
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire-applied pigment
Dimensions
3 1/2 × 2 1/8 in. (8.89 × 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.24
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas