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Young moon goddess and ancient underworld god

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Colour: 10 YR 6.5/3, pale brown. Blue colour residue on the woman's skirt and below the belt and on the man's right leg. Production technique: Press mould, appliqués. Function: Pipe Type: E Pose: Seated. One woman has her left hand on her left knee. Her right arm is around the man and her right hand is on his right hip. The man appears to be sitting on the woman's right knee and has his left hand on the woman's left shoulder. The right hand grasps the woman's neck. Sunken cheeks, narrow lips and a toothless "smile" in the depiction of the man's face indicate an old man. Clothing: She: headband. Waist scarf/skirt. He: Wrapped headdress with pointed ends. Waist belt. Jewellery: She: ear studs. Pearl bracelet, four rows. He: Earrings(?). Necklace/hoop with two round beads. Remarks: Headband and headdress are appliqués and slightly damaged. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Pair of clay figures
Dimensions
Height: 11,5 cm
Depth: 7,2 cm
Width: 7,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4942

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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CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED

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