Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Spool-shaped Ear Ornaments

Pair of Spool-shaped Ear Ornaments

Public Domain

Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pair of Spool-shaped Ear Ornaments
Date100 BC–800 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 1/4 × 2 in. (3.2 × 5.1 cm)
 .2: 1 1/8 × 1 1/2 in. (2.9 × 3.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2547.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
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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