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Clay figure

Colour: 8.75 YR 7/4, very pale brown/pink. Production technique: Press mould, applications. Function: Pipe type: C Pose: Sitting. The left hand rests on the apron. The right arm is held bent in front of the stomach, right hand on the left side of the body. Right foot in front of the left knee. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a round headgear with a second, slightly wavy one placed over it. Upper body naked. Hip skirt with apron in the centre. Jewellery: Nose bridge. Ear discs. Remarks: Deformed breast, formerly with breast pendant. The damaged area shows a grey tone with fine leanness. Headdress and ear jewellery applications. Right side also damaged. (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 9,1 x 5,2 x 3,2 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4918

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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