CultureMaya
Titles
- Pair of Earflares in the Form of Harpy Eagle Heads
Date600–900 AD
Possible placeMexico
Possible placeGuatemala
MediumJade with traces of cinnabar
Dimensions.1: 2 5/8 × 3 1/4 × 7/8 in. (6.7 × 8.3 × 2.3 cm)
.2: 2 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 3/4 in. (6.4 × 7.9 × 1.9 cm)
.2: 2 1/2 × 3 1/8 × 3/4 in. (6.4 × 7.9 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Lewis S. Ranieri
Object number99.292.1,.2
Not on view
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Department
Art of the Indigenous AmericasObject Type
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.
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Unknown Central and South American
600–900 AD
Jade with traces of cinnabar
75.8
Unknown Central and South American
600–900 AD
Jade with traces of cinnabar
94.721
Unknown Central and South American
900–200 BC
Stone and traces of hematite or cinnabar
2010.1055.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
550–800 AD
Earthenware with traces of polychrome pigment
87.283
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood with stone and shell inlays
90.258.1,.2
Unknown African
1900–1950
Wood and traces of kaolin, a white clay
91.1520
Unknown African
1925–1950
Wood, and traces of indigo and tukula
91.1491.1,.2