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Collection Online as of March 19, 2024

Bar Bead

Bar Bead

250–550 CE

Description

Greenstone ornaments were part of Maya nobles’ regalia. The hieroglyphs of the bead, which hung horizontally, refer to two Maya rulers.
  • Brummer Collection
    Brummer Collection
  • The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d. N4580 libmma.contentdm.oclc.org
  • Munich, Germany: Haus der Kunst; October 17-December 12, 1958. cat. no. 397. Zurich, Switzerland: Kunsthaus; January 1- February 28, 1959. cat. no. 318. Paris, France: Galerie Charpentier; March 15- May 15, 1959. cat. no. 220. Holland: The Hague; June 1- July 31, 1959. Berlin, Germany: Academie der Kunst, October 3- November 22, 1959. cat. no. 577. Circulating exhibition of "Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico and Central America."
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.377