id:			130311
accession number:	1952.86
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.86
updated:		2025-02-09 01:52:06.497000

Shell Pendant, c. 1200–1519. Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec style. Gold; overall: 7.7 x 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1952.86

title:				Shell Pendant
title in original language:	
series:				
series in original language:	
creation date:			c. 1200–1519
creation date earliest:		1200
creation date latest:		1519
current location:		233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
creditline:			John L. Severance Fund
copyright:			

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culture:	Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec style
technique:	gold
department:	Art of the Americas
collection:	AA - Mesoamerica
type:		Jewelry
find spot:	
catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: Overall: 7.7 x 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Gold Before Columbus
	opening date:   1964-03-18T05:00:00
	<i>Gold Before Columbus</i>. Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, CA (co-organizer) (March 18-May 15, 1964).

	title:		The Gold of Ancient America
	opening date:   1968-12-01T05:00:00
	<i>The Gold of Ancient America</i>. Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Boston, MA (organizer) (December 1, 1968-January 18, 1969); The Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL (February 1-March 9, 1969); Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, VA (March 24-April 20, 1969).

	title:		The Arts of Pre- Hispanic America
	opening date:   1970-04-12T05:00:00
	<i>The Arts of Pre- Hispanic America</i>. The Chrysler Museum of Art, Norfolk, VA (organizer) (April 12-May 31, 1970).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* {'description': 'Los Angeles: CA: Los Angeles County Museum;  March 19-May 15, 1964. "Gold Before', 'opening_date': '1964-03-19T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Columbus," cat. no. 2, pg 24. black and white repr. pg. 23.', 'opening_date': None}

* {'description': 'Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, December 5, 1968- January 12, 1969. Chicago, IL: The Art Institute of Chicago; February 1- March 9, 1969. Richmond, VA: Virgina Museum of Fine Arts; March 24- April 20, 1969.   "The Gold of Ancient America." cat. no. 129, pg. 143, black and white repr.', 'opening_date': '1969-02-01T00:00:00'}

* {'description': 'Norfolk, VA: Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences; April 12- May 31, 1970. "The Arts of Pre-Hispanic America."', 'opening_date': '1970-04-12T00:00:00'}

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PROVENANCE

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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	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. 292
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n316

	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. 292
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n316

	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. 395
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n415

	Levine, Marc N. “Ceramic Molds for Mixtec Gold: A New Lost-Wax Casting Technique from Prehispanic Mexico.”  <em>Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory</em> 26 (2019).
	page number: 	423–56, illustrated fig. 10p
	url:		

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IMAGES

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