COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
Record
AMICA ID:
CMA_.1948.358
AMICA Library Year:
2001
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Creator Nationality:
North American; Central American; Mesoamerican; Zapotec
Creator Name-CRT:
Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec, 6th-8th Century
Title:
Pendant Plaque
Title Type:
Primary
View:
Full View
Creation Date:
c. 500-700
Creation Start Date:
500
Creation End Date:
700
Materials and Techniques:
jade
Classification Term:
Jade
Creation Place:
Oaxaca, Mexico
Dimensions:
Overall: 15.1cm x 7.3cm x 0.7cm
AMICA Contributor:
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number:
1948.358
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Provenance:
Brummer Collection
Context:
This exceptionally large and elaborate plaque depicts a human being costumed as a jaguar, with claws on hands and feet, and a jaguar-head helmet. At the Zapotec capital, Monte Albán, dignitaries in feline garb are portrayed in several relief sculptures. A pendant similar to this one was found in an architectural dedicatory offering deposit at Monte Albán.
Related Image Identifier Link:
CMA_.1948.358.TIF
Link To Source
Pendant Plaque
