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Source Description
Side and overhead views of a shaft tomb. Photo from Ancient West Mexico, p. 41, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
126816
label
Small Mask Ornament
core
obj
dtoType
object
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
126816
contentType
object
title
Small Mask Ornament
description
Side and overhead views of a shaft tomb. Photo from Ancient West Mexico, p. 41, The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998
date
c. 900–300 BCE
citation
rights
CC0
rightsUri
CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q60761392
genreSpecific
Jade
imageCount
1
source
import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.)
cul
Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec
accession
1949.21
Source extras
tec
jadeite
tombstone
Small Mask Ornament, c. 900–300 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec. Jadeite; overall: 6.8 x 4.8 x 2.2 cm (2 11/16 x 1 7/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1949.21
collection
AA - Mesoamerica
citations
citation
Milliken, William. "Pre-Columbian Jade and Hard Stone." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>36, no. 4 (April 1949): 53-55.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 50; Mentioned: p. 54
citation
Milliken, William. "Pre-Columbian Accessions." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art </em>37, no. 1 (January 1950): 10-11, 14-16.
page_number
Mentioned: p. 14
citation
The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook.</em> Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page_number
Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 369
creditline
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
updatedAt
2026-05-29 06:32:48.430000
sourceId
126816
dept
Art of the Americas
coll
AA - Mesoamerica
med
jadeite
thumbnail_url
image_url
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
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15992846a0ebb421