Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Animals

CultureIca
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments with Animals
Date750–1470 AD
PlaceHacienda Ocucaje, Peru
MediumSilver
Dimensions.1: 7/8 × 2 diameter in. (2.2 × 5.1 cm)
.2: 3/4 × 2 1/16 diameter in. (1.9 × 5.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1176.1,.2
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1967 [Glassell slide dated March, 1968] [Glassell Album #4, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1176.1

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