Pair of Hourglass-shaped Ear Ornaments

Pair of Hourglass-shaped Ear Ornaments

Public Domain

CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pair of Hourglass-shaped Ear Ornaments
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 5/8 × 2 1/8 × 2 1/8 in. (6.7 × 5.4 × 5.4 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2433.1,.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
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least January 12, 2003–2004 [1]; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Christie's auction on January 12, 2003.

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