Pendant with Scribe Figure

Cleveland Museum of Art

Pendant with Scribe Figure

Date
c. 700–1000
Medium
jade
Culture
Mexico, Mixtec?, 8th-11th Century
Department
Art of the Americas
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art

The seated figure's high status is indicated by an elaborate headdress and jewelry, including earplugs, a necklace, and bracelets. Iin his right hand is a brush, perhaps for painting a book or mural.

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