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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 6/3, pale brown. Production technique: Press mould. Function: Pipe type: B Pose: Standing, the right hand at the side of the body, the left in front of the body. The left hand points upwards, palm facing right. Clothing: Animal mask. Doublet, represents a thick, rectangular and padded garment with fringes peeking out from under the belt. The protruding angles at the shoulders can be explained by the lacing. Decorated diagonally at the shoulder tips. Wide belt with an apron in the centre and a loop. Leg dresses not clear. Jewellery: leg bands with attached discs or beads. Remarks: The throat of the animal mask is damaged at the top. There are no ears. Right shoulder tip slightly damaged. (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 12 x 9,3 x 5,1 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4817

Provenance and sources

when
Late Classical
where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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