id:			130311
accession number:	1952.86
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1952.86
updated:		2019-06-05 08:50:36.828000

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
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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
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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

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Los Angeles: CA: Los Angeles County Museum;  March 19-May 15, 1964. "Gold Before <br>Columbus," cat. no. 2, pg 24. black and white repr. pg. 23.<br><br>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.<br><br>Norfolk, VA: Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences; April 12- May 31, 1970. "The Arts of Pre-Hispanic America."

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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=316

	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=316

	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=415

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