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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 6/4, light yellow-brown. Red-brown colour residue on the right half of the body. Production technique: Hand modelled, pressed model. Function: Rattle Pose: Standing. Arms bent. Hands in front of the body. Clothing: Headband (?) Clothing is otherwise unrecognisable. Jewellery: Earrings Remarks: Figure slightly damaged. Head glued. Left foot missing. A 4 cm long and up to 1 cm wide notch on the back at the level of the spine indicates that the head is solid. Head modelled, flat at the back. Large, pointed nose and double-rimmed eyes. A 4 cm long and 1 cm wide notch at the back. (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Höhe: 14,8 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4794

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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