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

Not on view
Small terracotta ceramic vessel with globular body, flared rim, three stepped feet, and a low-relief band of figural decoration around the widest point
Small ceramic vessel with flared rim, bulbous body, and three short feet, decorated with bold appliqué relief figures encircling the midsection, traces of red pigment on buff-colored clay.

Unknown, Tripod Tobacco Flask with High-Relief Head in Profile, 600–900 CE, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ann Ziff

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 3/8 × 1 7/8 in. (6.03 × 4.76 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.26
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas