id:			128165
accession number:	1951.159
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Deity Plaque, c. 300–600 CE. Mexico or Central America, Maya. Jade; overall: 9 x 7.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1951.159

title:				Deity Plaque
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creation date:			c. 300–600 CE
creation date earliest:		300
creation date latest:		600
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creditline:			The Norweb Collection
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culture:	Mexico or Central America, Maya
technique:	jade
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Jade
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measurements: Overall: 9 x 7.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Sacred Symbols:  Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]
	opening date:   2002-07-16T00:00:00
	<i>Sacred Symbols:  Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]</i>. 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': 'Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum; Nov.15- Dec. 15, 1937. "Art of the Maya." Cat. no. 13, repr. no.13.Listed in catalogue as lent by the Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.', 'opening_date': '1937-12-15T00:00:00'}

* {'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- April 28, 2003. Rennes, France: Musee des Beaux-Arts; May 27- August 18, 2003. Minneapolis, MN: Mineeapolis Institute of Arts; October 26, 2003-January 11, 2004. FRAME exhibition- "Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art."', 'opening_date': '2002-07-16T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

	Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1951, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: ?-1951
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art
	date: 1951
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Baltimore Museum of Art, and Roland Joseph McKinney. <em>The Art of the Maya</em>; November 15th to December 15th, 1937. Baltimore. Mus. Of Art. Catalogues. 1931-1946. 1937.
	page number: 	Cat. no. 13
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	Maurer, Evan, and Molly Hennen. <em>Symboles sacrés: quatre mille ans d'art des Amériques. </em>Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 2002.
	page number: 	Cat. No. 77, p. 107
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