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Relief of monkeys with cacao pods
Unpainted vessel with undecorated upper and lower rim. Two almost identical monkeys are carved, each holding a cocoa pod in one open hand and carrying one on their backs. Monkeys are a common motif in classical vase painting. They are regarded as the patron saints of artists and writers.
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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
crock
Dimensions
Gewicht: 0,6 kg
Objektmaß: 12,6 x 12,5 x 12,6 cm
Objektmaß: 12,6 x 12,5 x 12,6 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 50169
Provenance and sources
when
Late Classical
where
Guatemala (?)
who
Maya
who
Dr. Claus Pelling - Former Possessors
Description
Donation on 27/04/2005
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