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Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 6/6, reddish yellow. Production technique: Press mould, applications. Function: Pipe Type: Tripod A Pose: Standing. Holding a shield in his left hand. Non-human representation of the face. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a kind of feathered cap with round, longitudinally grooved discs at the tips. Neck ruff. Wide waist belt, with apron in the centre. Horizontal lines on the right upper arm, in the chest area and on the right thigh indicate a padded doublet reaching down to the feet. Jewellery: ear pendants, triangular in shape. Remarks: The discs of the headdress and the no longer present right arm were appliqués. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 12 cm
Depth: 5,2 cm
Width: 6,2 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4852

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    when
    Late Classical
    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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