Pair of Disc Ear Ornaments with Feline Faces

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Pair of Disc Ear Ornaments with Feline Faces
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Disc Ear Ornaments with Feline Faces
Date600–1600 AD
Made inEcuador (possibly)
Made inColombia (possibly)
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 3/4 × 3 7/8 in. diameter (1.9 × 9.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.345.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least 1971–2008 [1]; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

[1] Glassell Album # 7, slide dated "MAY 71"

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