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Pair of Ear Ornaments

Pair of Ear Ornaments

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Pair of Ear Ornaments
Artist
CultureMoche
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 2 3/4 x 2 3/16 x 2 3/16in. (7 x 5.6 x 5.6cm)
 .2: 2 3/4 × 2 3/16 × 2 3/16 in. (7 × 5.6 × 5.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.809.1,.2
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least January 1970—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #6, near slide dated "JAN 70."
Published References Lapiner, Alan C. Pre-Columbian Art of South America (1976). fig. 407.

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Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Conical Ear Ornaments
800–1500 AD
Gold
2001.813.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments
200–1600 AD
Gold
2001.816.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.807.1,.2
Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.835.1,.2
Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.833.1,.2
Pair of Tubular Inlaid Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Tubular Inlaid Ear Ornaments
100–700 AD
Gold and turquoise
2001.1067.1,.2
Pair of Dish Shaped Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Dish Shaped Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.834.1,.2
Pair of Barrel-shaped Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Barrel-shaped Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.837.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments
400–1100 AD
Gold
2001.810.1,.2
Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.829.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.818.1,.2
Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2001.836.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American