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Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 6/4, light brown. Blue colour residue between the two bands of the necklace. Production technique: Press mould Function: Whistle Type: B Pose: Sitting. Leaning on the front paws. Mouth slightly open, tongue hanging between the moderately long canines. Clothing: - Jewellery: Necklace/chain with two round, disc-shaped pendants directly on the chin and two ribbon-like appendages. Remarks: Dark grey to black traces of smoke on the left half of the figure's body. Two holes at the back. (Sambale 2003)

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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 6,4 cm
Depth: 4,2 cm
Width: 3,8 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 5179

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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