Pair of Tubular Ear Ornaments with Geometric and Anthropomorphic Designs

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Pair of Tubular Ear Ornaments with Geometric and Anthropomorphic Designs
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 4 5/8 × 9/16 in. (11.7 × 1.4 cm)
.2: 4 9/16 × 9/16 in. (11.6 × 1.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.319.1,.2
Non exposé

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Provenance(Lot #495 in Arte Primitivo's Fine Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Auction, June 18, 2007: Auction #42);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.319.1

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