Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments

Pair of Ear Ornaments

Public Domain

Pair of Ear Ornaments
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments
  • Ornament with face and monkeys (one of a pair)
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
PlaceEcuador
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 2 1/8 x 2 3/16 x 7/16 in. (5.4 x 5.6 x 1.1 cm)
 .2: 2 × 2 1/8 × 7/16 in. (5.1 × 5.4 × 1.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.803.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by August 27, 1996—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory- object precedes purchase from Merrin Gallery on August 27, 1996.

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