Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Hummingbird Ear Ornaments

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Pair of Hummingbird Ear Ornaments
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Hummingbird Ear Ornaments
Date600–1600 AD
Made inEcuador (possibly)
Made inColombia (possibly)
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/4 in. (6.4 × 3.2 × 3.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.349.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance(Lot # 119 in Arte Primitivo's Fine Pre-Columbian and Tribal Art Auction, November 9, 2005);
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.349.1

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