Pair of Earrings

CultureIndian
Titles
  • Pair of Earrings
Date19th century
PlaceIndia
PlaceIndia
MediumGold with red stones
DimensionsEach: 3 1/8 × 1 5/16 × 1 in. (7.9 × 3.3 × 2.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2402.1,.2
Not on view

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Provenance[Francois Rabier, 1993][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1994-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 8/20/93.

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