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Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 6/4, light brown. Production technique: Press mould. Function: Pipe Type: E Pose: Standing, short arms on body, hands on hip belt. Stooped man with short legs, slightly bent at the knees. Clothing: Headdress, turban with dotted decoration and three bun-shaped overlays. Wears an animal skull on his headdress. Animal skull in profile, looking to the right, upper body naked. Waist belt, wide with apron in the centre, decorated with dot and line pattern. Jewellery: ear stakes. In front of the chest a face pendant with four fringes peeking out from under the face. There are no remains of a necklace. Remarks: Left foot missing. The right hand is not recognisable. Provenance: Champotón (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 13 cm
Depth: 5,4 cm
Width: 6 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4910

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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