Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Ear Ornaments

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments
Date500–1550 AD
PlaceColombia, South America
MediumGold
Dimensions1 13/16 × 1/8 × 1/8 in. (4.6 × 0.3 × 0.3 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2002.4400.A,.B
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913–2008), Houston, by at least March 9, 1999–2002 [1]; given to MFAH, 2002.

[1] Glassell Inventory, precedes object purchased from Ken Klassen by at least March 9, 1999.

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