CultureChimú
Titles
- Pair of Inlaid Circular Ear Ornaments with Birds
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold with stone and shell inlays
DimensionsEach: 1/4 × 1 3/8 in. (0.6 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.320.1,.2
Non exposé
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.320.1
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900–200 BC
Spondylus shell with mother of pearl and stone inlays
2010.899.1,.2
1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with shell, mother of pearl, spondylus shell, and turquoise
2010.323.1,.2