Pair of Rounded Circular Ear Ornaments

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CultureCalima

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Pair of Rounded Circular Ear Ornaments

Date100 BC–800 AD

MediumGold

DimensionsEach: 1 1/8 in. diameter (2.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2004.2538.1,.2

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Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

Provenance[Francisco O'Campo, Austin and New York, before January 12, 2003] [1]; purchased by Alfred 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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