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Pendant Plaque
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About this work
Xochipala jade carvings are typically composed almost entirely of curved lines. These were executed with hollow circular drills (perhaps made of bird bone or bamboo) of different diameters. The result is an animated figure that appears to be dancing.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePendant Plaque, c. 700–1000. Central Mexico, Xochicalco Style, 8th-10th Century. Greenstone; overall: 9.5 x 6.7 cm (3 3/4 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1948.357
