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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 8/1, white (front); 10 YR 7/3, pale brown (back); 2.5 YR 7/4, pale red (clay). Production technique: Moulded model Function: Rattle Pose: Standing, arms raised. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a flat headdress with a brim made of five diamonds. Shawl short in front, rounded. Petticoat with narrow hem. Jewellery: Ear studs. Remarks: Pageboy hairstyle. Very badly weathered. Feet broken off. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 13,2 cm
Depth: 4,4 cm
Width: 9,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4766

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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