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Effigy Tobacco Flask of Toad600–900 CE

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Small pre-Columbian ceramic vessel with globular body, short rolled neck, and modeled animal head with a round eye projecting from one side, painted in red and buff
Small ceramic vessel with globular body and narrow neck, decorated with red slip over a buff ground, with two small loop handles on the shoulder and areas of worn pigment.
Title
Effigy Tobacco Flask of Toad
Culture
Maya
Date Made
600–900 CE
Period
Late Classic Period
Medium
Slip-painted ceramic with postfire-applied pigment
Dimensions
1 1/8 × 1 1/8 × 1 1/4 in. (2.86 × 2.86 × 3.18 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Ann Ziff
Accession Number
M.2019.357.30
Classification
Ceramics
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas