Unknown Central and South American
Ear Ornaments (pair)

Ear Ornaments (pair)

Public Domain

Artist
CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Ear Ornaments (pair)
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2 9/16 × 2 3/8 × 5/8 in. (6.5 × 6.0 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4258.1,.2
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2002, 2002.4258

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