Deity Plaque
c. 300–600
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Deity Plaque, c. 300–600. Mexico or Central America, Maya, 4th-7th Century. Jade; overall: 9 x 7.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection 1951.159 In ancient Mesoamerica, jade was more valuable than gold.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jade
- Formatted Medium
- jade
- Medium
- jade
- Dimensions
- Overall: 9 x 7.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1951.159
- Credit Line
- The Norweb Collection
- Exhibitions
- Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME], Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Museum; Nov.15- Dec. 15, 1937. "Art of the Maya." Cat. no. 13, repr. no.13.Listed in catalogue as lent by the Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York. <br><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- April 28, 2003. Rennes, France: Musee des Beaux-Arts; May 27- August 18, 2003. Minneapolis, MN: Mineeapolis 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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