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Source Description
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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Document identity
localId
126802
label
Pendant with Scribe Figure
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
126802
contentType
object
title
Pendant with Scribe Figure
description
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.
date
c. 700–1000
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79906424
genreSpecific
Jade
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7.3 x 4.5 x 0.5 cm (2 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in.)
cul
Mexico, Mixtec?, 8th-11th Century
accession
1949.198
Source extras
tec
jade
tombstone
Pendant with Scribe Figure, c. 700–1000. Mexico, Mixtec?, 8th-11th Century. Jade; overall: 7.3 x 4.5 x 0.5 cm (2 7/8 x 1 3/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1949.198
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
citations
citation
The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d.
page_number
N3340
citation
Milliken, William. "Pre-Columbian Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>37, no. 1 (January 1950): 10-11, 14-16.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 11; Mentioned: p. 14
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:32:43.184000
sourceId
126802
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Mesoamerica
med
jade
thumbnail_url
image_url
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1
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0
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photo
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