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Ear Ornament (2 of 2)
c. 1200-1519
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This set of ear ornaments was reputedly found together with the gold and jade pectoral ornament shown nearby. They may have accompanied a noble burial, or perhaps constituted an offering deposit.
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- Title: Ear Ornament (2 of 2)
- Date Created: c. 1200-1519
- Physical Dimensions: Overall: 2.5 x 2.2 cm (1 x 7/8 in.)
- Provenance: (André Emmerich, Inc., New York, NY, 1966, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener), James C. Gruener [1903-1990], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art, The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Type: Jewelry
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1983.191.2
- Medium: obsidian, crystal
- Department: Art of the Americas
- Culture: Mexico, Guerrero, Ichcatiopan, Mixtec or Aztec
- Credit Line: Gift of James C. Gruener in memory of his wife, Florence Crowell Gruener
- Collection: AA - Mesoamerica
- Accession Number: 1983.191.2
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