CultureChimú
Titles
- Pair of Ear Ornaments with Deities and Birds
Date1100–1450 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood and feathers
Dimensions.1: 3 1/4 × 3 1/8 in. (8.3 × 7.9 cm)
.2: 3 1/8 × 3 in. (7.9 × 7.6 cm)
.2: 3 1/8 × 3 in. (7.9 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.322.1,.2
Not on view
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Object Type
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.322.1
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1000–1470 AD
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1200–1532 AD
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Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood inlaid with shell, mother of pearl, spondylus shell, and turquoise
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1100–1450 AD
Cloth, feathers, mother of pearl, and string
2002.4249
Unknown Central and South American
c. 550–1100 AD
Gold
2010.326.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Textile with feathers, shell, turquoise, stone, and quartz
2010.381
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Hammered, cut, and chased gold
2001.1062.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
100 BC–800 AD
Gold
2004.2475.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
1100–1450 AD
Wood, gourd, shell, and stone
2001.1159.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, and turquoise
2010.327.1,.2
Unknown Central and South American
650–900 AD
Wood, shells, and sodalite
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