Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pendant with Scribe Figure
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1949.198
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AMICA Library Year:
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2001
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Object Type:
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Creator Nationality:
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North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Mixtec
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Mexico, Mixtec?, 8th-11th Century
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Title:
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Pendant with Scribe Figure
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Title Type:
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Primary
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View:
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Full View
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Creation Date:
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c. 700-1000
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Creation Start Date:
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700
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Creation End Date:
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1000
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Materials and Techniques:
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jade
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Classification Term:
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Jade
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Creation Place:
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Mexico
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 7.3cm x 4.5cm x 0.5cm
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AMICA Contributor:
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The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Owner Location:
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Cleveland, Ohio, USA
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ID Number:
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1949.198
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Credit Line:
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John L. Severance Fund
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Rights:
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Provenance:
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Brummer Collection
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Context:
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The seated figure's high status is indicated by an elaborate headdress and jewelry, including earplugs, a necklace, and bracelets. Poised in his right hand is a brush, perhaps for painting a book or mural.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1949.198.TIF
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