Shell Pendant
c. 1200–1519
Maker Unknown
Art of the Americas
Shell Pendant, c. 1200–1519. Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec style. Gold; overall: 7.7 x 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund 1952.86
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- gold
- Medium
- gold
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.7 x 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
- Departments
- Art of the Americas
- Accession Number
- 1952.86
- Credit Line
- John L. Severance Fund
- Exhibitions
- Gold Before Columbus, The Gold of Ancient America, The Arts of Pre- Hispanic America, Los Angeles: CA: Los Angeles County Museum; March 19-May 15, 1964. "Gold Before <br>Columbus," cat. no. 2, pg 24. black and white repr. pg. 23.<br><br>Boston, MA: Museum of Fine Arts Boston, December 5, 1968- January 12, 1969. Chicago, IL: The Art Institute of Chicago; February 1- March 9, 1969. Richmond, VA: Virgina Museum of Fine Arts; March 24- April 20, 1969. "The Gold of Ancient America." cat. no. 129, pg. 143, black and white repr.<br><br>Norfolk, VA: Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences; April 12- May 31, 1970. "The Arts of Pre-Hispanic America."
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region
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