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Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 6/1, grey (coating); some white paint residues still preserved. Production technique: Moulded model Function: - Pose: Standing. Arms raised. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a crescent-shaped disc with nine vertical ridges in the centre, directly above the head. Shoulder scarf short in front, rounded. Petticoat with sewn-on and decorated hem. Jewellery: ear studs. Single-row pearl necklace with double pompom pendant. Plate/strap bracelets. Remarks: Pageboy hairstyle with vertical hair. Rectangular eyes. Teeth visible. Most of the white colour chipped off. One hole in the front, one hole in the base. (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 17,5 x 13,5 x 5,4 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4738

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Gebiet]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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