Pair of Circular Ear Ornaments with Figures of Monkeys

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Pair of Circular Ear Ornaments with Figures of Monkeys
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Circular Ear Ornaments with Figures of Monkeys
Date600–1600 AD
Made inEcuador (possibly)
Made inColombia (possibly)
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 5 1/2 in. diameter (13.9 cm)
 .2: 5 3/8 in. diameter (13.7 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.351.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.351.1

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