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Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 5.5/2.5, light brown / brown. Production technique: Press mould, applications. Function: Pipe Type: B Pose: Standing, arms lengthways along the body. The hands protrude just below the shoulder cape. Clothing: Headdress consisting of two clay beads placed "aurole-like" on the top of the head. Shoulder cape, long at the back, long breast flap at the front, cut wide at the top. Petticoat. Jewellery: ear studs. Single-row pearl necklace with double pompom pendant. Beaded necklace consists of elongated beads. Remarks: Traces of wear on the front and back of the head and on the headdress. (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 10,3 x 4,5 x 4 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4960

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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