The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 18, 2025

Tubular Bead

before 1519

Mesoamerica, Pre-Columbian

polished green jade
Diameter: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.); Overall: 7.3 cm (2 7/8 in.)
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener 1990.233
Location: Not on view
  • ?-1965
    Valetta Swan, to James C. and Florence C. Gruener
    1965-1990
    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. 274, no. 119 www.jstor.org
  • {{cite web|title=Tubular Bead|url=false|author=|year=before 1519|access-date=18 December 2025|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1990.233