The name of this item is missing in its original language. If you know the name or have any comments, please use the form to get in touch with the institution that provided the data.
Clay figure

Colour: 6.25 YR 5.5/3, light, slightly reddish brown. Production technique: Moulded model Function: Pipe Type: A Pose: Sitting, with legs stretched out straight in front of him. On it, facing the woman, a child lying with a square block / board (?) in front of its forehead. The woman's hands are resting on the child's feet. Clothing: petticoat Jewellery: - Remarks: Figure weathered. The right foot, the left half of the face and the top of the head are damaged. Formerly with a pearl necklace and ear jewellery. Both no longer present. Presumably appliqués. (Sambale 2003)

This content was machine-translated
Data Provider
Ethnologisches Museum
Show only fields containing data

Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 10 x 4,5 x 8,2 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4948

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

Information about the record

Legal status metadata
This content was machine-translated
2.1 / 7.0