id: 125206
accession number: 1947.176
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url: https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.176
updated: 2024-03-26 01:58:05.004000
Head Ornament, c. 600–900. Honduras, Copan, Maya, 7th-10th Century. Jade; overall: 7.7 x 3.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of her aunt, Delia Holden White 1947.176
title: Head Ornament
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creation date: c. 600–900
creation date earliest: 600
creation date latest: 900
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creditline: Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of her aunt, Delia Holden White
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culture: Honduras, Copan, Maya, 7th-10th Century
technique: jade
department: Art of the Americas
collection: AA - Mesoamerica
type: Jade
find spot: The Sacred Well of Chichinitza
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CREATORS
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measurements: Overall: 7.7 x 3.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Art of the Americas
opening date: 1945-11-09T05:00:00
Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).
title: Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]
opening date: 2002-07-16T00:00:00
Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]. Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France (July 16-September 29, 2002); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Rouen, France (October 24, 2002-January 13, 2003); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, 69001 Lyon, France (February 19-April 29, 2003); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes, France (May 27-August 18, 2003); Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (organizer) (October 26, 2003-January 11, 2004).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9 1945-January 6 1946. "Art of the Americas," repr. in catalogue, black and white, p. 48.', 'opening_date': '1945-11-09T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950. "Ancient American Gold and Jade." cat.no. 28, no repr.', 'opening_date': '1950-10-06T00:00:00'}
* {'description': 'Montpellier, France: Musee Fabre; July 16- September 29, 2002. Rouen, France: Musee des Beaux Arts; October 24-2002-January 13, 2003. Lyon, France: Musee des Beaux-Arts; February 19, 2003-April 28, 2003. Rennes, France: Musee des Beaux-Arts; May 27, 2003- August 18, 2003. Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts; October 26, 2003-January 11, 2004. FRAME exhibition - "Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art."', 'opening_date': '2002-10-24T00:00:00'}
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PROVENANCE
Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1947, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: ?-1947
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 368
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n70
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 294
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n318
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 294
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n318
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 397
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n417
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IMAGES
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