Pair of Earrings

CultureNage peoples
Titles
  • Pair of Earrings
Date19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 3 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 3/8 in. (8.9 × 7.9 × 1 cm)
.2: 3 1/4 × 3 × 3/8 in. (8.3 × 7.6 × 1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2287.1,.2
Not on view

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1994][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1996-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 12/15/94.

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