Cleveland Museum of Art

Pendant Plaque

Date: c. 700–1000
Medium: greenstone
Culture: Central Mexico, Xochicalco Style, 8th-10th Century
Department: Art of the Americas
Institution: Cleveland Museum of Art

Xochipala jade carvings are typically composed almost entirely of curved lines. These were executed with hollow circular drills (perhaps made of bird bone or bamboo) of different diameters. The result is an animated figure that appears to be dancing.

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