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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 specular hematite
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/4 x 1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in. (5.7 x 4.4 x 3.5 cm)
ClassificationsContainers
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. Allan A. Kaplan
Terms
    Object number86.0186
    DescriptionThis tiny mold-made flask may have originally held the deep red pigment preserved still on the outer surface. Specular hematite and other red minerals such as cinnabar were precious offerings used by the ancient Maya in burials and caches. This vessel is decorated with the fat-face god, who may be a variant of the pahuatuns, or earth deities responsible for holding up the sky.
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