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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 5.5/2 pale brown/light grey. Manufacturing technique: Press mould, applications. Function: Pipe Type: A Pose: Sitting. The left hand rests on the apron. The right arm is held bent in front of the stomach, right hand on the left side of the body. Right foot behind the left. Clothing: Hip skirt with apron in the centre. Jewellery: Nose bridge. Ear discs. Remarks: Deformed breast, formerly with breast pendant. Ear jewellery is appliqué. Slight damage to the top of the head. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 9 cm
Depth: 6 cm
Width: 6 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4917

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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