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Fish Pendant
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About this work
The Mezcala style takes its name from a river in its homeland, the Guerrero region of western Mexico. The style is known for small-scale sculptures characterized by sleek abstraction and often made of greenstone, one of the most precious materials that Mesoamerican artists worked. Unfortunately, little is known of the sculpture's meanings and archaeological contexts.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineFish Pendant, 100 BCE–300 CE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Guerrero, Mezcala. Serpentine; overall: 6.4 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.190
