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Pair of ear ornaments

Pair of ear ornaments

Public Domain

Artist
CultureUnknown culture
Titles
  • Pair of ear ornaments
Date1000 BC–1600 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions2 1/16 in. diameter (5.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4442.A,.B
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 May 12, 1979–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes objects purchased from Sotheby's auction on May 12, 1979.

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