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Tripod Tobacco Flask with High-Relief Head in Profile600–900 CE

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Small unglazed ceramic tripod vessel with a ribbed neck, rounded body, and low-relief zoomorphic decoration encircling the midsection, in tan and reddish-brown earthenware
Small ceramic vessel with flared rim, globular body decorated with applied and modeled animal figures in relief, raised on three short feet; warm buff and reddish-brown clay surface with aged patina.
Title
Tripod Tobacco Flask with High-Relief Head in Profile
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire-applied pigment
Dimensions
2 1/4 × 1 5/8 in. (5.72 × 4.13 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.25
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas