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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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Cataloguing data

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

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Late Classical
    where
    Mexico
    Yucatán
    who
    Maya
  • Collecting
    who
    Florentino Jimeno - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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