Ear Ornament with Head Finial, one of a pair

Ear Ornament with Head Finial, one of a pair

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Ear Ornament with Head Finial, one of a pair
CultureWari (Huari)
Titles
  • Ear Ornament with Head Finial, one of a pair
Date650–900 AD
PlacePeru
MediumWood, shell inlay
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.329
Not on view

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Department
Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection
Object Type
ProvenanceAlfred C. Glassell, Jr. Collection, Houston, since at least 1970 [Glassell Album #6, slide dated "SEP 70"];
Lou Slavitz report with Robert Sonin slide dated February, 1969;
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.329

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