Unknown Central and South American
Ear ornament

CultureZenú (Sinú)
Titles
  • Ear ornament
Date1000–1550 AD
MediumGold
Dimensions1 3/8 × 2 7/8 × 1/16 in. (3.5 × 7.3 × 0.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Iacopo Gambini
Object number99.655
Not on view

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ProvenanceIacopo Giovanni Gambini (1932–2004) and Ursula Gambini, Houston, by 1999; given to MFAH, 1999.

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