Pair of Earrings

CultureIndian
Titles
  • Pair of Earrings
Date19th century or earlier
PlaceIndia
MediumGold with stone
DimensionsEach: 1 15/16 × 2 9/16 × 5/8 in. (4.9 × 6.5 × 1.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2415.1,.2
Not on view

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ProvenancePossibly [David Bernstein Pre-Columbian Art, by 1994][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 2000-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 11/8/94.

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