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

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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