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Clay figure

Colour: 5 YR 4.5/4, reddish brown. 7.5 YR 7/8, reddish yellow (clay). Production technique: Press mould Function: Pipe Type: Tripod A Pose: Standing. Legs slightly apart. Right arm bent, right hand on the chest. Left arm supported on hip belt. Big belly. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a protruding "comb", from which a band runs to a horizontal object (side spring bar?) on the left and right. A garment covering the body and limbs, consisting of small, square to rectangular and partly rounded plates arranged in horizontal rows. Waist belt with double apron in the centre and at the sides. Jewellery: ear stakes. Single-row bead necklace with disc pendant. Remarks: Figure acquired by purchase from Leonhard Adam. Without date of purchase. Provenance: Maya region (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 16 cm
Depth: 6 cm
Width: 7,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 41401

Provenance and sources

  • Production
    where
    Guatemala
    Yucatán (Mexico)
    who
    Maya
  • Collecting
    who
    Adam, Leonhard - Collectors
    Florentino Jimeno - Collectors
  • Assignment to a curated holding:
    American Archaeology

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Legal status metadata
CC BY-SA 4.0 DEED
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