Pair of Circular Raised and Embossed Ear Ornaments

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CultureCalima

Titles

Pair of Circular Raised and Embossed Ear Ornaments

Date100 BC–800 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

DimensionsEach: 1 1/2 × 3 1/2 in. (3.8 × 8.9 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.307.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1986–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album #10, precedes objects purchased May 20, 1986.

[2] Glassell Inventory, described on August 27, 1986.
Exhibition History"Golden Worlds: The Portable Universe of Indigenous Colombia," Los Angeles County Museum of Art, California, May 29—October 2, 2022; The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Texas, November 6, 2022—April 16, 2023; Montreál Museum of Fine Arts, Quebec, Canada, May 29—October 8, 2023. (OL.1515)

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