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

Explore Further

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

Cataloguing data may change with further research.

If you have questions about this work of art or the MFAH Online Collection please contact us.

front of object
100–800 AD
Gold
2010.340.1,.2
Pair of Circular Flared Ear Ornaments
900–200 BC
Gold
2004.2476.1,.2
Pair of Embossed Conical Flared Ornaments
400 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.336.1,.2
front of object
1–1550 AD
Gold
2010.715.1,.2
Pair of Ear Ornaments
500–1550 AD
Gold
2002.4400.A,.B
Pair of Hollow Circular Ear or Nose Ornaments
500–1550 AD
Gold
2010.732-2010.733
front of object
200 BC–400 AD
Gold and green stones
2010.606.1,.2
Mask and Pair of Ear Ornaments
400 BC–400 AD
Gold
2010.436.1-.3
Pair of Hummingbird Ear Ornaments
800–1600 AD
Gold
2002.4242.1,.2
Pair of Ear Ornaments
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2002.4251.1,.2