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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 8/2; 10 YR 7/4 very pale brown in the chipped areas; blue paint residue on the necklace, on the left earring, on the left bracelet and very delicately on the chest. Production technique: Moulded model Function: - Pose: Standing. Arms raised. Clothing: Shawl short at the front, rounded and decorated with irregular line patterns. Petticoat with narrow hem. Jewellery: Earrings. Double-row pearl necklace with double pompom pendant. Pearl bracelets, double row. Remarks: Pageboy hairstyle with centre parting and hair shown vertically. Very broad figure (14.5 cm). Right hand and both feet missing. 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: 18,6 cm
Depth: 7,3 cm
Width: 14 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4743

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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