Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments

Pair of Ear Ornaments

Public Domain

Artist
CultureTairona
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments
Date1000–1550 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall (Each): 1 7/8 × 2 1/2 × 1/2 in. (4.8 × 6.4 × 1.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.1197.1,.2
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenancePrivate collection, by 1985 [1]; [Sotheby's Pre-Columbian Art Auction, November 26, 1985, lot 39]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, 1985–2001 [2]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Sotheby's catalog.
[2] Glassell Album #10, precedes slide dated "NOV 85."

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