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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 6/3, pale brown. White colour residues distributed on the body. Production technique: Moulded model Function: Pipe Type: D Pose: Standing, arms short, hands at sides. In the right hand a crutch-like object. The left hand is not recognisable. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a head depicting an animal or human, damaged in the mouth area. Upper body naked. Wide belt with apron in the centre. A narrow belt was tied over a wide waist belt. Jewellery: ear studs. Chest pendant, motif unknown. Remarks: Figure slightly weathered. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 7,5 cm
Depth: 3 cm
Width: 5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4848

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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