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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 6/3, pale brown. White colour residues distributed on the figure. Production technique: Moulded model Function: - Pose: Standing, arms in front of the body. Clothing: Headdress consisting of three superimposed semi-circular beads. Shoulder cape, long at the back, long breast flap at the front, cut wide at the top. Petticoat with sewn-on hem. Jewellery: ear studs. Single-row pearl necklace with double pompom pendant. Single-row pearl bracelets. Remarks: One hole in the base, two holes in the back. Paint stain on left shoulder. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 10,1 cm
Depth: 3,5 cm
Width: 5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4836

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Late Classical
    where
    Mexico
    Yucatán
    who
    Maya
  • Collecting
    who
    Florentino Jimeno - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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