Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureTairona

Titles

Pair of Ear Ornaments

Date900–1600 AD

PlaceColombia, South America

MediumGold

DimensionsEach: 2 1/4 × 2 5/8 × 5/16 in. (5.7 × 6.7 × 0.8 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2001.1219.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Possibly Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 20, 1989, lot #78]; Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least August 20, 1993–2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes known Klassen purchase described on August 20, 1993.
Exhibition History"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession," Houston Museum of Natural Science, February 18–September 18, 2005.

"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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