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

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureCalima

Titles

Pair of Hourglass-shaped Ear Ornaments

Date100 BC–800 AD

PlaceColombia

MediumGold

Dimensions.1: 2 11/16 × 3 3/8 in. (6.8 × 8.6 cm)
.2: 2 9/16 × 3 3/8 in. (6.5 × 8.6 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.308.1,.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 November 1986–2008 [1] [2]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Inventory, inventory number precedes object described on January 26, 1987.

[2] Glassell Album #10.
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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