Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Flower Ear Ornaments

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Artist Unknown Central and South American

CultureMaya

Titles

Pair of Flower Ear Ornaments

Date100–900 AD

PlaceMexico/Guatemala

MediumStone

DimensionsEach: 2 in. diameter (5.1 cm)

Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.

Object number2010.338.1,.2

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceDaniel M. Friedenberg (1923–2011), Greenwich, CT, by 1997–2003 [1] [2]; [Sotheby's New York, May 15, 2003, lot 300]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 2003–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] New York Times, "Paid Notice: Deaths–Friedenberg, Daniel Meyer," September 18, 2011.
Exhibition History"The Splendor of Adornment," Bruce Museum, Greenwich, CT, August 8–November 9, 1997.

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