Shell with Seated Noble
Unknown Artist
600–900
Medium
conch shell
Dimensions
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Classification
Sculpture
Department
Art of the Americas
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
The Norweb Collection
Accession Number
1965.550
About this artwork
This plaque, perhaps meant to be held in the hand for close viewing, is delicately incised with a ruler who leans toward a serpent-headed conch shell at the lower left. The lord, who smokes a cigar, is simply dressed in a loincloth; a band of body paint or tattoos appears on his chest.