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Effigy Tobacco Flask of Old Man Self-Administering an Enema600–900 CE

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Small pre-Columbian ceramic vessel with a cream and red-painted body, three stubby legs, a toroidal rim, and a modeled human figure with a blue-pigmented head clinging to the front
Small ceramic effigy vessel with cream and red-ochre surface, featuring a modeled human figure in a crouching position with blue-painted head pressed against the rounded body, supported by leg-form feet.
Small ceramic effigy vessel with tripod legs, a cylindrical neck, and a modeled face with coiled serpent on the body; cream and reddish-brown slip with weathered surface.
Small ceramic vessel with a wide ring-shaped mouth and cylindrical neck, supported by modeled animal legs; a reclining human figure wraps around the body, with traces of red pigment on a pale buff surface.
Title
Effigy Tobacco Flask of Old Man Self-Administering an Enema
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire-applied pigment
Dimensions
1 7/8 × 1 3/8 × 2 1/4 in. (4.76 × 3.49 × 5.72 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.27
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas