id:			127471
accession number:	1950.153
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1950.153
updated:		2024-03-26 01:58:14.781000

Ornament, 250–900 CE. Mexico or Central America, Maya. Greenstone; overall: 4.8 x 8 cm (1 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen 1950.153

title:				Ornament
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creation date:			250–900 CE
creation date earliest:		250
creation date latest:		900
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creditline:			In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen
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culture:	Mexico or Central America, Maya
technique:	greenstone
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Stone
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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 4.8 x 8 cm (1 7/8 x 3 1/8 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).

	title:		Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum
	opening date:   1991-06-07T04:00:00
	<i>Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (June 7-September 8, 1991).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Cincinnati, Ohio: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950. "Ancient American Gold and Jade."', 'opening_date': '1950-10-06T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Munich, Germany: Haus der Kunst; October 17- December 12, 1958. cat. no. 399, repr. pl. 51a. Zurich, Switzerland: Kunsthaus; January 1-February 28, 1959. Paris, France: Galerie Charpentier; March 15- May 15, 1959. cat. no. 221. Holland: The Hague; June 1-July 31, 1959. Berlin, Germany: Academie der Kunst; October 3- November 22, 1959. cat. no. 579, repr. pl. 75a. Circulating exhibition of "Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico and Central America"', 'opening_date': '1958-10-17T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; June 7- September 8, 1991.  "Object Lessons: Cleveland Creates an Art Museum."', 'opening_date': '1991-06-07T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Burmmer Collection
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d.
	page number: 	N4088
	url:		https://libmma.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16028coll9/id/13816/rec/1

	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. 374
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n70

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. 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. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. 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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