The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Bead

1200–1519

Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec

clay covered with gold
Diameter: 1 cm (3/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.209
Location: Not on view
  • ?-1958
    Unnamed seller, Oaxaca, Oaxaca, MX, 1958, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener (1990.202 ex. From Bergh)
    1958-1990
    James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art
    1990
    The 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. 273, no. 106 www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=Bead|url=false|author=|year=1200–1519|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.209