Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Hollow Circular Ear or Nose Ornaments with Beads

Pair of Hollow Circular Ear or Nose Ornaments with Beads

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Pair of Hollow Circular Ear or Nose Ornaments with Beads
Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Pair of Hollow Circular Ear or Nose Ornaments with Beads
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions2010.730: 3/8 × 11/16 diameter in. (1 × 1.7 cm)
 2010.731: 1/4 × 3/4 diameter in. (0.6 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.730-2010.731
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection; [Sotheby's, New York, May 17, 1993, lot 252]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1993–2008; Estate of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr., 2008–2010; given to MFAH, 2010.

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