The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 19, 2024

Rodent with Corn

Rodent with Corn

50–800 CE
Overall: 23.6 x 10.9 x 18.7 cm (9 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Location: not on view

Did You Know?

From the Moche, renowned for animal portraits, comes this rodent gnawing maize (corn).
  • ?-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
  • Boger, Ann C. Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink. Cleveland: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1983. p. 7
    Cleveland Museum of Art. News & Calendar. Cleveland, Ohio: The Museum, (July/Aug. 1983) p. 14
  • Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 26-October 9, 1983).
    Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; July 26- October 9, 1983. cat. no. 3. pg. 7. black and white repr. Lakewood, OH: The Beck Center; December 21, 1983- February 6, 1984. Beachwood, OH: The Beachwood Museum; March 2- April 16, 1984. Toledo, OH: The Toledo Museum of Art; September 10- November 21, 1984. "Consuming Passions: The Art of Food and Drink."
  • {{cite web|title=Rodent with Corn|url=false|author=|year=50–800 CE|access-date=19 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1951.180