Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Embossed Center and Lizards or Crocodiles on Tips

Pair of Ear Ornaments with Embossed Center and Lizards or Crocodiles on Tips

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Pair of Ear Ornaments with Embossed Center and Lizards or Crocodiles on Tips
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments with Embossed Center and Lizards or Crocodiles on Tips
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceColombia/Ecuador
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 2 13/16 × 6 15/16 in. (7.1 × 17.6 cm)
 .2: 2 13/16 × 6 7/8 in. (7.1 × 17.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.343.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Andre Emmerich, New York, "YE 181" and "YE 182");
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least May, 1971 [Glassell Album #7, slide dated "MAY 71"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.343.1

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