Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Flared Domed Ear Ornaments

CultureChimú
Titles
  • Pair of Flared Domed Ear Ornaments
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 5 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (14 × 10.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.321.1,.2
Not on view

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Provenance(Sotheby's NY 12.3.1983. Lot #23);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.321.1

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