Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pair of Double-sided Ear Ornaments
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 1/4 × 1 15/16 diameter in. (3.2 × 4.9 cm)
.2: 1 1/8 × 1 15/16 diameter in. (2.9 × 4.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.818.1,.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceKen Klassen, Bellingham, Washington, and Burnaby, British Columbia, before September 15, 1998 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by September 15, 1998–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory - described on September 15, 1998, purchased from Ken Klassen.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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