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Plate, codex style

Painted clay plate in codex style; in the centre of the base of the plate is a small hole with a ritual function (ritual killing of the object; the clay plate was probably a burial offering). It depicts a scribe god or a long-nosed god such as K'awiil or Chaak. The place of origin is thought to be the El Mirador basin.

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay plate
Dimensions
Gewicht: 1,3 kg
Objektmaß: 4,1 x 29,5 x 29,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 50119

Provenance and sources

when
Late Classical
where
Mexico (?)
who
Maya

who
Dr. Claus Pelling - Former Possessors

Description
Donation 2000

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