The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 16, 2024

Small Mask Ornament

Small Mask Ornament

c. 900–300 BCE
jadeite
Overall: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1949.21
Location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region

Description

Side and overhead views of a shaft tomb. Photo from Ancient West Mexico, p. 41, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998
  • Brummer Collection
    Brummer Collection
  • The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958. Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 369 archive.org
  • 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."
    Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950. "Ancient American Gold and Jade" cat. no. 6, pg. 17, no repr.
    Palm Beach, Florida: Society of the Four Arts; January 9-31, 1953. "Ancient American Art."
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1949.21