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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 6/1, grey. White colour residues on the face, back, chest and shoulder area. Green colour residues on the chest and back. Blue colour remains on the headband and the back of the head. Yellowish-orange colour residue on the headdress on the right and in the back area. Production technique: moulded model, appliqués. Function: - Pose: Seated. Hands on the feet. Right foot moved slightly forwards. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a U-shaped band over a ball-like structure. Petticoat. Jewellery: Ear studs. Single-row pearl necklace. Bracelets. Remarks: The headdress is an appliqué. Figure damaged. Heavily weathered. Unusual green colour residue. Provenance: Bacu (?) (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 13,1 cm
Depth: 7,6 cm
Width: 6,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4967

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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