Pair of Ear Ornaments

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Pair of Ear Ornaments
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CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments
Date1–1550
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 3 × 5 × 3/16 in. (7.6 × 12.7 × 0.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1287.1,.2
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1987 [Glassell Album # 10, slide dated "MAY 87"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2001, 2001.1287.1
Exhibition History"Gold! Natural Treasure, Cultural Obsession" at the Houston Museum of Natural Science from 18 February–18 September 2005. (OL.256)

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