Detail View: The AMICA Library: Pendant Plaque
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AMICA ID:
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CMA_.1948.358
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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; Zapotec
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Creator Name-CRT:
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Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec, 6th-8th Century
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Title:
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Pendant Plaque
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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. 500-700
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Creation Start Date:
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500
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Creation End Date:
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700
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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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Oaxaca, Mexico
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Dimensions:
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Overall: 15.1cm x 7.3cm x 0.7cm
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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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1948.358
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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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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.
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Related Image Identifier Link:
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CMA_.1948.358.TIF
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