In the context of this artwork, analyze the Craftsmen of the Colonial Panel.
Craftsmen in the colonial era are pictured forging metal. They are in front of remnants of the creations of prehispanic craftsmen. A round column evokes stone-work from the prehispanic period that exist to this day at Mitla, (pictured below). These hieroglyphs referred to as Zapotec script reflect the writing on tablets on display at Monte Albán today, (also pictured below). This is one of the earliest Mesoamerican writing systems. The tablets were created some 2,000 years ago. Columns were built at Mitla some 1,000 years ago.
Mesoamerican writing systems Mitla Zapotec Zapotec script colonial Monte Albán