Pair of Pierced Asymmetric Disk Ornaments

CultureZenú (Sinú) (possibly)
Titles
  • Pair of Pierced Asymmetric Disk Ornaments
Date1000–1550 AD
PlaceCentral or South America
MediumGold
Dimensions2010.798: 4 1/2 × 4 1/2 × 1/2 in. (11.4 × 11.4 × 1.3 cm)
2010.799: 6 3/4 × 6 9/16 × 3/4 in. (17.1 × 16.7 × 1.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.798-2010.799
Not on view

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ProvenanceDavid Bernstein;
Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.798

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