CultureNariño
Titles
- Pair of Ear Ornaments
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceEcuador
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 3/4 x 4 3/4 x 5/16 in. (4.4 x 12.1 x 0.8 cm)
.2: 1 7/8 × 4 11/16 × 5/16 in. (4.8 × 11.9 × 0.8 cm)
.2: 1 7/8 × 4 11/16 × 5/16 in. (4.8 × 11.9 × 0.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.797.1,.2
Non exposé
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[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes purchase on August 27, 1996.
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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