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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 6/3, pale brown. Production technique: Press mould, applications. Function: Pipe Type: B Pose: Standing, the short arms on the body, hands on the hip belt at the top. Stout fat man, with short legs. Clothing: Headdress, consisting of a headband and four tube-like structures protruding diagonally upwards to the left. A round disc is attached to the headband at the front left. On the right, a damaged area indicates that a disc was once present. Next to the knot at the back of the head, a thick strip of clay, divided in the centre, protrudes to the left. Upper body naked. Wide waist belt with apron in the centre. Jewellery: earrings. Single-row pearl necklace, of which 5 pearls are still present. Necklace is not an appliqué. Remarks: Headdress is appliqué. Damage to the right foot and neck area. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 9 cm
Depth: 4 cm
Width: 4,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4911

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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