The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of December 7, 2025
Fish Pendant
100 BCE–300 CE
Overall: 6.4 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in.)
Location: Not on view
Description
The Mezcala style takes its name from a river in its homeland, the Guerrero region of western Mexico. The style is known for small-scale sculptures characterized by sleek abstraction and often made of greenstone, one of the most precious materials that Mesoamerican artists worked. Unfortunately, little is known of the sculpture's meanings and archaeological contexts.- ?-1969David Bramhall, 1969, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener1969-1990James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art1990The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Young-Sánchez, Margaret. “The Gruener Collection of Pre-Columbian Art.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 79, no. 7 (September 1992): 234–275. Mentioned: p. 269, no. 43 www.jstor.org
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.190