The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 1, 2023

Bracelet

c. 400–500

Central Panama, (Sitio Conte?), Conte Style, 5th century

Gold and shell

Overall: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.)

Thirty-fifth anniversary gift in recognition of work done by Dr. Samuel K. Lothrop, The Norweb Collection 1951.154

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

These ancient beads were restrung in modern times.

Provenance
?-1951
Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1951, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1951
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Citations
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Recent Acquisitions Press Release,” August 15, 1951, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives. archive.org
Exhibition history

Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.154