Ear Ornament with Monkeys

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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

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Department

Art of the Indigenous Americas, Glassell Collection

Object Type

METALWORK

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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