Unknown Central and South American
Pair of Circular Ear Ornaments

CultureQuimbaya or Uraba
Titles
  • Pair of Circular Ear Ornaments
Date200–1600 AD
PlaceColombia
MediumGold
DimensionsEach: 2 1/2 × 2 3/4 × 7/16 in. (6.4 × 7.0 × 1.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2001.800.1,.2
Not on view

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ProvenanceFrancisco O'Campo, New York, before July 31, 2000 [1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913—2008), Houston, by July 31, 2000—2001 [1]; given to MFAH, 2001.

[1] Glassell Inventory, described on July 31, 2000.

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