Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments

Pair of Ear Ornaments

Public Domain

Artist
CultureCoclé
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments
Date300–1550 AD
Probable placePanama, Central America
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 13/16 × 1 1/2 diameter in. (4.6 × 3.8 cm)
 .2: 1 11/16 × 1 9/16 diameter in. (4.3 × 4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.806.1,.2
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
212M Jones Galleries
On view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Sotheby's, New York, November 22, 1999, lot 42]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, November 22, 1999—2001; given to MFAH, 2001.

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