Pair of Dish Shaped Ear Ornaments

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pair of Dish Shaped Ear Ornaments
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 1/8 × 5 3/8 diameter in. (5.4 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.834.1,.2
Non exposé

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ProvenanceJohn Wise (1902–1981), New York, before 1966; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by July 5, 1966–2001 [1] [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Invoice from John Wise, April 26, 1966.

[2] Additional invoice from John Wise, July 5, 1966.
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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