| Object Name: | Tablet of the Writer |
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| Creation Date: | 200-900 AD | |
| Culture: | Classic Maya | |
| Site: | Palenque, Chiapas | |
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| Image source: | CSULA Art Dept Visual Resources | |
| Maya scribes were not only aristocrats: they could be kings. Scribes were held in the highest esteem among the ancient Maya. Like other officials who directed the city-states of the southern lowlands during the Classic period, they wore their own distinctive costume and headdress, in which were prominently displayed the tools of their profession -their brush pens and their carving tools. | ||
