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Anthropozoomorphic being

Colour: 5 R 8/2, light pink (cover); 5 R 6/8 (tone). Production technique: Press mould, applications. Function: Pipe type: D Pose: Standing. Animal face. Arms resting at the sides. Hands on the belt. Thick, almost pointed belly. Clothing: Headdress consisting of a conical headdress. Long strands of hair hang on the right and left sides and also spill out in a U-shape from the upper left corner. Very short shoulder cape. Narrow waist belt with an apron in the centre. The whole body is covered in a suit marked with horizontal grooves running left and right. Straps/buckles on the shoulders and a narrow belt with a knot in the centre and two straps around the chest. Jewellery: earrings. The straps or buckles may be extensions of the earrings. Remarks: The straps or buckles and the tip of the nose are appliqués. (Sambale, 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 17,5 x 10,5 x 6,7 cm
Material/Technique
Clay (white)
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4812

Provenance and sources

when
Late Classical
where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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