Pair of Hoop Earrings

CultureQuimbaya
Titles
  • Pair of Hoop Earrings
Date200–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
Dimensions2 × 2 1/8 × 3/8 in. (5.1 × 5.4 × 1.0 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.811.1,.2
Not on view

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ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by at least September 1971—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Album #7, slide of object dated "SEP 71."

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