The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of February 17, 2025

Bar Bead
250–550 CE
Overall: 4.6 x 7.2 cm (1 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
John L. Severance Fund 1950.377
Location: 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
Description
Greenstone ornaments were part of Maya nobles’ regalia. The hieroglyphs of the bead, which hung horizontally, refer to two Maya rulers.- Brummer CollectionBrummer Collection
- The Brummer Gallery Records. Cloisters (Museum), n.d. N4580 libmma.contentdm.oclc.org"Workshops." Cleveland Art: Cleveland Museum of Art Members Magazine vol. 56, no. 1 (January/February 2016): 21. Reproduced: p. 21.
- 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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