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Pendant with Scribe Figure
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit linePendant 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
