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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 7/3, very light brown. Production technique: Press mould, applications Function: Pipe Type: Tripod A Pose: Standing. Right arm raised, left arm bent in front of the body. Left hand holding an animal. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a headband divided into several fields with dotted decoration, from which rises a rounded clay strip pointing forwards. Wrap-around skirt with a hem decorated at the sides. Jewellery: ear studs. Forehead pendant. Necklace with round bead in the centre. Remarks: The headdress, the ear and neck jewellery and the right arm are appliqués. The former feet were also appliqués. The headdress and the face are damaged. The right hand is also missing. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 12,5 cm
Depth: 6,5 cm
Width: 6,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4944

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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