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Document identity
localId
130311
label
Shell Pendant
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obj
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object
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1
Source metadata
id
130311
contentType
object
title
Shell Pendant
date
c. 1200–1519
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60758641
genreSpecific
Jewelry
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 7.7 x 2.2 cm (3 1/16 x 7/8 in.)
cul
Mexico, Oaxaca, Mixtec style
accession
1952.86
Source extras
tec
gold
tombstone
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
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
citations
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 292
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 292
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 395
citation
Levine, Marc N. “Ceramic Molds for Mixtec Gold: A New Lost-Wax Casting Technique from Prehispanic Mexico.” <em>Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory</em> 26 (2019).
page_number
423–56, illustrated fig. 10p
creditline
John L. Severance Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:44:01.247000
sourceId
130311
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Mesoamerica
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gold
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Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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