Fish Pendant
Unknown Artist
100 BCE–300 CE
Medium
serpentine
Dimensions
6.4 × 3.7 × 1.5 cm
Classification
Sculpture
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
Accession Number
1990.190
About this artwork
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.