Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Inlaid Ear Ornaments

CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Pair of Inlaid Ear Ornaments
Date650–900 AD
MediumGold, shells, turquoise, and pyrite
DimensionsEach: 2 7/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 7/8 in. (7.3 x 7.9 x 7.3 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment Fund
Object number2007.1571.1,.2
Not on view

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ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe; Daniel Rifkin, New York; [The Merrin Gallery, Inc., until 3007]; purchased by MFAH, 2007.

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