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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 7/2.5, light grey/pale brown. Production technique: Press mould Function: Pipe Type: B Pose: Sitting/kneeling (?). Arms slightly crossed. In the right and left hand a round object on a stick. Clothing: Headdress, high with side feather bars and conical supports. Shoulder cape, open in the centre. Jewellery: ear stakes. Single-row pearl necklace with large pearl in the centre. Remarks: Heavily weathered. The staffs have no direct connection to the hands, but "stick" to the upper arms. The sticker with the original number is stuck to the headdress. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 6 cm
Depth: 3,2 cm
Width: 4,2 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4874

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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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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