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Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 5.5/4 light brown, brown. Manufacturing technique: Press mould, applications. Function: Pipe Type: Type B Pose: Sitting/kneeling. Arms raised in front of the body and up to the chin (hands not shown). Clothing: Headdress, round, not clearly recognisable. Waist belt wide, with apron. Jewellery: Very large ear plugs. Neck jewellery is present, but difficult to verify. Remarks: Ear pegs appliqués. Very heavily weathered. Large nose mould. Eyes closed (?). (Sambale 2003)

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Cataloguing data

Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Height: 6,8 cm
Depth: 3,6 cm
Width: 3,2 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4916

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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