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Ear Ornament

Ear Ornament

Public Domain

Artist
CultureVicús (possibly)
Titles
  • Ear Ornament
Date200 BC–400 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions5/16 × 1 × 7/8 in. (0.8 × 2.5 × 2.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4453
Non exposé

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1993, Sale 6420 Pre-Columbian Art, Lot 213]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, May 17, 1993–2002; given to MFAH, 2002.

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Ear Ornaments (pair)
Unknown Central and South American
Ear Ornaments (pair)
1000 BC–1600 AD
Gold
2002.4258.1,.2
Ear Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ear Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2002.4329
Ear Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ear Ornament
1100–1450 AD
Gold
2002.4259
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Composite Animal Finials
500–1550 AD
Gold
2010.355.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Rulers
800–1375 AD
Gold
2010.354.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Composite Animal Finials
500–1550 AD
Gold
2010.356.1,.2
Ear Ornament
Unknown Central and South American
Ear Ornament
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2002.4202
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Circular Raised and Embossed Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2010.307.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Circular Raised and Embossed Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2010.306.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Circular Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2010.311.1,.2
Image non disponible pour Pair of Bowl-shaped Disks for Ear Ornaments
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Bowl-shaped Disks for Ear Ornaments
1–800 AD
Gold
2010.310.1,.2
front of object
Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Embossed and Chased Flaring Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2010.309.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American