Collection Online as of March 22, 2023
c. 600–900
Jade
Overall: 7.7 x 3.8 cm (3 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Gift of Mrs. R. Henry Norweb in memory of her aunt, Delia Holden White 1947.176
Find spot: The Sacred Well of Chichinitza
not on view
In ancient Mesoamerica, jade was more valuable than gold.
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.
Cincinnati, OH: The Taft Museum; October 6-November 19, 1950. "Ancient American Gold and Jade." cat.no. 28, no repr.
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."
Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).
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).
