Loading

Necklace and Nose Ornament

150-200

The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States

Near Teotihuacán’s largest palace is a temple ornamented with green-feathered serpents, symbols of the earth’s fertility. Beneath the temple were at least 120 human sacrifices, most men, many warriors, and some wearing greenstone ornaments like these, perhaps a set. The sacrifices may have consecrated the temple or a ruler’s tomb, or both.

Show lessRead more
Download this artwork (provided by The Cleveland Museum of Art).
Learn more about this artwork.
  • Title: Necklace and Nose Ornament
  • Date Created: 150-200
  • Physical Dimensions: Overall: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.); Each bead: 2 cm (13/16 in.)
  • Provenance: Valetta Swan,1965, to James C. and Florence C. Gruener, James C. [1903-1990] and Florence C. [1908-1982] Gruener, Cleveland, OH, bequest to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
  • Type: Jewelry
  • Rights: CC0
  • External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1990.263
  • Medium: jadeite-albitite?, gold
  • Department: Art of the Americas
  • Culture: Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic Period
  • Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener
  • Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
  • Accession Number: 1990.263
The Cleveland Museum of Art

Get the app

Explore museums and play with Art Transfer, Pocket Galleries, Art Selfie, and more

Home
Discover
Play
Nearby
Favorites