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Flask
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Flask

Artist/Maker (Mesoamerica)
Dateca. 600-900
Mediumpottery and slip paint
DimensionsOverall: 3 x 1 7/8 x 1 1/8 in. (7.6 x 4.8 x 2.9 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stoetzer
Terms
    Object number86.0034
    DescriptionThe sloping roof, thatch, and dimensions of a traditional Maya house can be seen in this rectangular architectural example of a Maya tobacco flask. This mold-made example is decorated with serpent masks on both sides, perhaps as an indication that the mind altering state conveyed from tobacco ingestion facilitated communion with powerful ancestors, often portrayed as serpents in Maya art.
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    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Flask
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Flask
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Flask
    Nasca
    1-700
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Agricultural Deity or Priest Figure
    Classic Veracruz
    ca. 1200-1400
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tripod Jar
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Pot
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Jar
    Greater Nicoya
    ca. 1000-1550
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Tobacco Box
    Artist Unknown
    1850-1900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Dish
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 1820-1850
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Necklace
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Dog
    Artist Unknown
    ca. 200-1550 CE
    Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
    Stela with Lord
    Maya (archaeological culture)
    ca. 600-900
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