Pair of Ear Ornaments with Supernatural Felines
CultureMoche
Titles
- Pair of Ear Ornaments with Supernatural Felines
Date100–800 AD
PlacePeru
MediumGold, sodalite
DimensionsEach: 3 3/4 × 3 7/8 in. diameter (9.5 × 9.8 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.339.1,.2
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Object Type
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since 1966 [Invoice dated November 29, 1966 from John Wise. Report by Junius Bird dated January 11, 1967] [Glassell Album # 3, slide dated "DEC 67"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.339.1
Published References Easby, Dudley Tate. "Early Metallurgy in the New World." Scientific American 214 n4 (April, 1966). Cover and page 73. Okun, Mitchell, Stephen H. Bronz, William N. Murphy, and Helene P. Jennings. The Challenge of America. New York: Holt, Rinehart & Winston, 1973 [Letters exchanged giving permission for publication dated 1966 and 1967]. p. 42. Lapiner, Alan C. Pre-Columbian Art of South America. New York: H.N. Abrams, 1976. figs. 402-403.
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