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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 8/2, white, pale brownish; 10 YR 7/3 pale light brown (clay). Production technique: Moulded model Function: - Pose: Standing. Arms raised. Clothing: Shawl short in front, rounded and decorated. Petticoat with wide hem. Jewellery: Earrings. Double-row pearl necklace with double pompom pendant. Pearl bracelets, three rows. Remarks: Pageboy hairstyle with hair shown vertically. Right hand damaged. One hole in the front, one hole in the base. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 14,5 cm
Depth: 4 cm
Width: 11 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4749

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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