Pair of Ear Ornaments

Pair of Ear Ornaments

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Pair of Ear Ornaments
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumHammered and cut gold
DimensionsEach: 1 3/4 × 3 1/4 in. (4.4 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1247.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1247.1

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