Pair of Spiral Ear Ornaments with Disks

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CultureZenú (Sinú)

Titles

Pair of Spiral Ear Ornaments with Disks

Date500–1550 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

Dimensions.1: 1 3/4 diameter x 1 1/8 in. (4.4 x 2.9 cm)
.2: 1 13/16 diameter x 1 1/16 in. (4.6 x 2.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.802.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Andre Emmerich, Inc, New York, before May 19, 1992] [1]; [Sotheby's, New York, May 19, 1992, lot 61]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, May 19, 1992—2001 [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Sotheby's Catalog- May 19, 1992, lot 61.
[2] Glassell Inventory- described on May 22, 1992.

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