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Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Production technique: Press mould, applications Function: Pipe Type: Tripod A Pose: Sitting, on the back of a non-human being. Left arm of the person on the left shoulder of the creature. Right hand on the person's right leg. The creature's anthropomorphic arms and hands are below the body. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a conical headdress with a band crossing in front. Upper body naked. Jewellery: Nose bridge. Ear disc on the left. Remarks: The left ear disc, the headdress and the feet are appliqués. The right ear disc is missing. A round imprint on the chest bears witness to a pendant that was once attached later. Provenance: Palenque (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 13,1 cm
Depth: 8,3 cm
Width: 9 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4946

Provenance and sources

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

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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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