Head Ornament
c. 600–900
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Head Ornament, c. 600–900. Honduras, Copan, Maya, 7th-10th Century. Jade; overall: 7.7 x 3.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of her aunt, Delia Holden White 1947.176 In ancient Mesoamerica, jade was more valuable than gold.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jade
- Formatted Medium
- jade
- Medium
- jade
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.7 x 3.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1947.176
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of her aunt, Delia Holden White
- Exhibitions
- Art of the Americas, Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME], Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; November 9 1945-January 6 1946. "Art of the Americas," repr. in catalogue, black and white, p. 48.<br><br>Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950. "Ancient American Gold and Jade." cat.no. 28, no repr.<br><br>Montpellier, France: Musee Fabre; July 16- September 29, 2002. Rouen, France: Musee des Beaux Arts; October 24-2002-January 13, 2003. Lyon, France: Musee des Beaux-Arts; February 19, 2003-April 28, 2003. Rennes, France: Musee des Beaux-Arts; May 27, 2003- August 18, 2003. Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis Institute of Arts; October 26, 2003-January 11, 2004. FRAME exhibition - "Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art."
- Rights Statement
- CC0
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