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Effigy Tobacco Flask of Old Deity Emerging from Conch Shell600–900 CE

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Small pre-Columbian ceramic vessel with pale gray-white body and a modeled face with orange-red pigment, open mouth, and circular ear ornaments on one side
Small ceramic vessel with a globular, lobed body and flared rim, cream-colored with a modeled human face in reddish-orange slip on the front, framed by coiled serpentine forms.
Small ceramic jar with globular body, narrow neck, and everted rim, unglazed buff clay with burnished surface showing irregular dark fire clouds and applied pellet decoration on the shoulder.
Title
Effigy Tobacco Flask of Old Deity Emerging from Conch Shell
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire-applied pigment
Dimensions
1 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 2 1/8 in. (4.1 x 3.8 x 5.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.28
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas