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Pendant figure (penate)
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Courtesy of the Harn Museum of the Harn Museum of Art, Photography by Foad Seyed Mohammadi
Pendant figure (penate)
Maker
Mexican
Date
1200-1500
Medium
Stone
Dimensions
1 3/4 × 1 × 1/4 in. (4.4 × 2.5 × 0.6 cm)
Classifications
Sculpture
Credit Line
Gift of John F. and Lynn T. Scott
Object number
2018.52.7
Collections
ANCIENT AMERICAN
Description
Carved and incised brown colored stone; depiction of male figure with prominent forehead, nose and a beard. The arms are crossed in front.
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