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Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 7/6, reddish yellow; 2.5 YR 4/6, dark red paint residue on the forehead and back. Production technique: Moulded model Function: Pipe Type: E Pose: Standing. The right arm on the body, the left bent in front of the stomach. The left hand holds an animal. Clothing: Headscarf falling over the shoulders. Petticoat. Headscarf and petticoat decorated with diamonds and circles. The lower hem of the petticoat is decorated with a stepped pattern. Narrow waist belt. Jewellery: ear studs. Double-row pearl necklace. Bracelet on the right. Remarks: Eyes incised after firing. Heavily weathered. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 15,7 cm
Depth: 6,4 cm
Width: 6 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4871

Provenance and sources

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

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