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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 5.5/2, brownish-grey on the left; 7.5 YR 8/4, a pink stripe in the middle; 10 YR 7/2.5, light grey-sand on the right. Production technique: Press mould, applications. Function: Pipe type: B Pose: Standing, short arms on body, hands on hip belt. Squat, fat man with short legs, slightly bent at the knees. Clothing: On the head a comb-like bead of clay, whether hair or headdress is not recognisable. Upper body naked. Hip belt wide, with apron in the centre. Jewellery: Earrings. Chest pendant. There are no remains of a necklace. Remarks: Ear pegs and "comb" are appliqués. Figure very badly weathered. A hole in the back. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 6,5 cm
Depth: 3,5 cm
Width: 3,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4902

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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