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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 4/1 dark grey to 10 YR 6/2 brown. Blue colour residues around the barrel-shaped body. Production technique: moulded model, appliqués. Function: - Type: - Pose: - Clothing: Headband / headband (?) Jewellery: Ear pegs. There are three large oval beads (?) on the top of the barrel-shaped body. The headband was not placed around her forehead from the front, but pressed against her head from behind. Remarks: The headband and the large beads are appliqués. Barrel-shaped body with sloping surface. Two round holes on each side. Eyes closed, mouth open, giving the impression that the lips are pressed outwards from the inside. (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 7,8 x 3,8 x 3,2 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4914

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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