id:			126816
accession number:	1949.21
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1949.21
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Small Mask Ornament, c. 900–300 BC. Mexico, Olmec, 1200-300 BC. Jadeite; overall: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1949.21

title:				Small Mask Ornament
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creation date:			c. 900–300 BC
creation date earliest:		-900
creation date latest:		-300
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	Mexico, Olmec, 1200-300 BC
technique:	jadeite
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Jade
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950.  "Ancient American Gold and Jade" cat. no. 6, pg. 17, no repr.<br><br>Palm Beach, Florida: Society of the Four Arts; January 9-31, 1953. "Ancient American Art."<br><br>Munich, Germany: Haus der Kunst; October 17- December 12, 1958. cat. no. 332, pg. 46, no. repr. Zurich, Switzerland: Kunsthaus; January 1-February 28, 1959. cat. no. 37. Paris, France: Galerie Charpentier; March 15-May 15, 1959. cat. no. 22. Holland: The Hague; June 1- July 31, 1959. no. cat. Berlin, Germany: Academie der Kunst; October 3- November 22, 1959. cat. no. 47. Circulating exhibition of "Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico and Central America."

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PROVENANCE

	Brummer Collection
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wall description:
Side and overhead views of a shaft tomb. Photo from Ancient West Mexico, p. 41, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
	page number: 	Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 369
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n70

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IMAGES

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full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1949.21/1949.21_full.tif