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Pendant

400–700

Panama, International style, 5th-7th century

Cast gold

Overall: 7.5 x 4.2 cm (2 15/16 x 1 5/8 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1952.325

Location

233 Mesoamerican and Intermediate Region

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Panning for gold was viewed as a sacred activity among the ancient inhabitants of Costa Rica and Panama.

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Provenance

?-1952

Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984] and Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983], Cleveland OH, 1952, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1952

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Citations

Lothrop, Samuel K. Lothrop, "Metals from the Cenote of Sacrifice, Chicen Itza, Yucatan." Memoirs of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University. 10:2. (1952) p. 105, fig. 108f

Maurer, Evan, and Molly Hennen. Symboles sacrés: quatre mille ans d'art des Amériques. Paris: Réunion des musées nationaux, 2002. Cat. No. 116, pp. 140-1

Exhibition history

Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23-April 3, 1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."

Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 1980. Beachwood, OH:Beachwood Museum; 1980. "Science Within Art." Pg. 39, black and white repr. pg. 39. full written entry on piece.

Montpellier, France: Musee Fabre; July 16- September 29, 2002.Rouen, France: Musee des Beaux Arts; October 24, 2002- January 13, 2003. Lyon, Frnace: Musee des Beaux-Arts; February 19- April 28, 2003. Rennes, Frnace: Musee des Beaux-Arts; May 27- 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."

Science Within Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (February 13-April 20, 1980).

Science within Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (February 13-April 20, 1980).

Science Within Art. Beck Center for the Arts, Lakewood, OH (May 10-June 8, 1980).

Sacred Symbols: Three Thousand Years of Native American Art [FRAME]. Musée Fabre, Montpellier, France (July 16-September 29, 2002); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, Rouen, France (October 24, 2002-January 13, 2003); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Lyon, 69001 Lyon, France (February 19-April 29, 2003); Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rennes, Rennes, France (May 27-August 18, 2003); Minneapolis Institute of Art, Minneapolis, MN (organizer) (October 26, 2003-January 11, 2004).

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