Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Embossed and Chased Flaring Ear Ornaments

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Pair of Embossed and Chased Flaring Ear Ornaments
Artist
CultureCalima
Titles
  • Pair of Embossed and Chased Flaring Ear Ornaments
Date100 BC–800 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 1 1/2 × 3 3/16 in. (3.8 × 8.1 cm)
 .2: 1 1/2 × 3 1/4 in. (3.8 × 8.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.309.1,.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 2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] No AG

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