The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of June 28, 2022

Necklace

before 1532

Peru

Polished stone beads

Overall: 85.1 cm (33 1/2 in.); Pendant: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1951.172

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

These ancient beads were restrung in modern times.

Provenance
?-1951
Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1951, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1951
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Exhibition history

Lakewood, OH: Beck Center; February 2- June 1, 1985. Willoughby, OH: The School of Fine Art; January 13- February 28, 1986. Ashtabula, OH: Ashtabula Arts Center; April 17- June 1, 1986. "Objects for the Afterlife: A

Selection from Early Peru."

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.172