Ear Ornament with Monkeys

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Public Domain

Ear Ornament with Monkeys
CultureNariño
Titles
  • Ear Ornament with Monkeys
Date600–1600 AD
PlaceEcuador/Colombia
MediumGold
DimensionsOverall: 3 3/16 in. (8.1 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2010.346
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 May, 1971 [Slide, Glassell Album #7, dated "MAY 71"];
Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, 2010, 2010.346.
Exhibition History“Fangs, Feathers, and Fins: Sacred Creatures in Ancient American Art,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, October 15, 2014–March 22, 2015.

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