Pair of Disk-Shape Ear Ornaments with Winged Attendant Deities

CultureTiwanaku (Tiahuanaco)
Titles
  • Pair of Disk-Shape Ear Ornaments with Winged Attendant Deities
Datec. 550–1100 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 5/16 in. diameter (5.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.326.1,.2
Non exposé

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Provenance(Christie's Paris, lot 362, June 7, 2005);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.326.1

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