Photo of collection object Small Mask Ornament
Small Mask Ornament, c. 900–300 BC. jadeite, Overall: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.). Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1949.21. CC0.

Small Mask Ornament

c. 900–300 BC

Maker Unknown

Art of the Americas

Small Mask Ornament, c. 900–300 BC. Mexico, Olmec, 1200-300 BC. Jadeite; overall: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1949.21
Original Source
Maker/Artist
Maker Unknown
Classification
Jade
Formatted Medium
jadeite
Medium
jadeite
Dimensions
Overall: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
Departments
Art of the Americas
Accession Number
1949.21
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Exhibitions
Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950. "Ancient American Gold and Jade" cat. no. 6, pg. 17, no repr.<br><br>Palm Beach, Florida: Society of the Four Arts; January 9-31, 1953. "Ancient American Art."<br><br>Munich, Germany: Haus der Kunst; October 17- December 12, 1958. cat. no. 332, pg. 46, no. repr. Zurich, Switzerland: Kunsthaus; January 1-February 28, 1959. cat. no. 37. Paris, France: Galerie Charpentier; March 15-May 15, 1959. cat. no. 22. Holland: The Hague; June 1- July 31, 1959. no. cat. Berlin, Germany: Academie der Kunst; October 3- November 22, 1959. cat. no. 47. Circulating exhibition of "Pre-Columbian Art from Mexico and Central America."
Rights Statement
CC0
Museum Location
233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region

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