Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Decorated Plaques

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Pair of Ear Ornaments with Decorated Plaques
Artist
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments with Decorated Plaques
Date600–1600 AD
Made inColombia (possibly)
Made inEcuador (possibly)
MediumGold
Dimensions.1: 3 1/2 × 1 7/8 × 7/8 in. (8.9 × 4.8 × 2.2 cm)
 .2: 3 3/4 × 2 × 1 1/8 in. (9.5 × 5.1 × 2.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.352.1,.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, 2010.352.1

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