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Clay figure

Colour: 10 YR 8/1, white (front);10 YR 6/2, light brown-grey (tone/coating). Production technique: Moulded model Function: Rattle Pose: Standing. Arms raised. Clothing: Shawl short and rounded at the front. Petticoat / skirt, with wide waist belt. Upper body possibly naked. The belt is decorated horizontally with discs in the centre. Jewellery: Ear jewellery no longer clearly identifiable. Double-row pearl necklace with double pompom pendant. Beaded bracelets, three rows. Remarks: Pageboy hairstyle with centre parting. The figure is heavily weathered and shows traces of rust-brown to orange-brown stains on the white coating. One hole in the front. (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 14 cm
Depth: 4 cm
Width: 10,8 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4748

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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