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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 6/3, pale brown. Reddish brown colour residues on the headscarf, at the mouth and right below the necklace. Yellowish-ochre colour residue on the neck, between the chin and the necklace. Production technique: Moulded model Function: - Pose: Standing. Arms close to the body. Hands in front near the hips. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a crescent-shaped disc with six diagonal bulges in the centre, directly above the head. Shoulder cape, close-fitting to the body and with a kind of bow at the front. Petticoat (?). Jewellery: ear studs. Three-row pearl necklace made of long and thin stem beads. Remarks: Slight damage around the bow. Two holes in the front, one hole in the base, two holes in the back. (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 14 x 8 x 3,7 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4833

Provenance and sources

when
Late Classical
where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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