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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 7/6, yellow. Reddish colour residues distributed on the figure. Production technique: Hand-modelled Function: - Type: - Pose: Seated. Arms bent with large hands resting on the chest. Legs thin and bent. Clothing: Waist belt, narrow. Jewellery: Earrings. Bracelets, indicated by reddish coloured grooves on the wrist. Remarks: Right arm missing. Large head with large pointed nose and double-framed eyes. Mouth with a narrow slit. On the head, along an imaginary centre parting, three rounded humps. After the third hump, in the nape area, an elongated notch. To the left and right of the back of the head a round disc with a band pointing downwards. A hole in the base. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Depth: 16 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4797

Provenance and sources

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

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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