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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.
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