Ear Ornament with Spirals and Dangle

Ear Ornament with Spirals and Dangle

Public Domain

CultureManteño (possibly)
Titles
  • Ear Ornament with Spirals and Dangle
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold
Dimensions1/2 × 7/16 inches (1.3 × 1.1 cm.)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2543
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least August 1969–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Album #6, before slide dated "AUG 69".

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