id:			126143
accession number:	1948.356
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1948.356
updated:		2025-02-09 01:22:30.673000

Head in Mouth of Snake, 1325–1519. Central Mexico, Aztec, Post-Classic Period. Greenstone; overall: 5.4 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm (2 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. S. Ingalls 1948.356

title:				Head in Mouth of Snake
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creation date:			1325–1519
creation date earliest:		1325
creation date latest:		1519
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creditline:			Gift of Mrs. A. S. Ingalls
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culture:	Central Mexico, Aztec, Post-Classic Period
technique:	greenstone
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Stone
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measurements: Overall: 5.4 x 5.3 x 4.8 cm (2 1/8 x 2 1/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		35th Anniversary Exhibition
	opening date:   1951-06-20T04:00:00
	<i>35th Anniversary Exhibition</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 20-September 30, 1951).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9, 1945- January 6, 1946. "Art of the Americas."', '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. 18, pg.17, no repr.', 'opening_date': '1950-10-06T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	A. Frank, possibly Augusto sold to Brummer Gallery
	date: ?-1937
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	Brummer Collection sold to Vladimir Simkhovitch
	date: 1937-1947
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	Professor Vladimir G. Simkhovitch to J. Wise Ltd., New York, NY
	date: 1947-1948
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	(John Wise Ltd, New York, NY) sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1948
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1948-
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d.
	page number: 	N4167
	url:		https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16028coll9/id/14054/rec/1

	Milliken, William. "Pre-Columbian Jade and Hard Stone." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>36, no. 4 (April 1949): 53-55.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 51; Mentioned: p. 55
	url:		https://www.jstor.org/stable/25141547

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