Pair of Ear Ornaments with Supernatural Felines

CultureMoche
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments with Supernatural Felines
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold, sodalite
DimensionsEach: 3 3/4 × 3 7/8 in. diameter (9.5 × 9.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.339.1,.2
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
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Provenance(John Wise, Dallas, before 1966);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since 1966 [Invoice dated November 29, 1966 from John Wise. Report by Junius Bird dated January 11, 1967] [Glassell Album # 3, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.339.1

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