Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments

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Public Domain

Artist
CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments
Date400–1100 AD
PlaceChile
PlacePeru
PlaceBolivia
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 1 × 2 3/8 diameter in. (2.5 × 6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.810.1,.2
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 25, 1996, lot 32]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, November 25, 1996—2001; given to MFAH, 2001.

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