CultureMaya
Titles
- Pair of Earflares in the Form of Harpy Eagle Heads
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeGuatemala
Possible placeMexico
MediumJade with traces of cinnabar
Dimensions.1: 2 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 7/8 in. (6.7 × 8.3 × 2.3 cm)
.2: 2 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 3/4 in. (6.4 × 7.9 × 1.9 cm)
.2: 2 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 3/4 in. (6.4 × 7.9 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Lewis S. Ranieri
Object number99.292.1,.2
Non exposé
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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900–200 BC
Stone and traces of hematite or cinnabar
2010.1055.1,.2
