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Clay figure

Colour: 7.5 YR 6/3, light brown. Production technique: Press mould, applications. Function: Pipe Type: B Pose: Sitting, feet in front of her, the soles of her feet facing each other. Arms lengthways along the body. The hands are just below the shoulder cape. Clothing: Headdress, formerly consisting of two clay beads placed "aureole-like" on top of the head. Shoulder cape, long at the back, long breast flap at the front, cut out wide at the top. The hem of a petticoat can be recognised at the feet. Jewellery: ear plugs Remarks: The remains of the broken bead of the headdress are visible on the left side of the head. Two notches at the back, each 0.5 cm long. (Sambale 2003)

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Ethnologisches Museum
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Cultural attribution
Maya
Object type
Clay figure
Dimensions
Objektmaß: 7,5 x 4 x 4,5 cm
Material/Technique
Sound
Current location
Ethnologisches Museum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
Inventory number
IV Ca 4905

Provenance and sources

where
Mexico
Yucatán [Region]
who
Maya

who
Florentino Jimeno - Collectors

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