Pair of earspools
Pair of earspools
Pair of earspools
Pair of earspools

Currently not on view

Pair of earspools,

ca. 1200 CE

Chancay
Late Intermediate Period
y1992-157 a-b

Information

Title
Pair of earspools
Dates

ca. 1200 CE

Medium
Wood
Dimensions
a: h. 6.4 cm., diam. 3.3 cm. (2 1/2 x 1 5/16 in.) b: h. 6.3 cm., diam. 3.3 cm. (2 1/2 x 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Daniel Rifkin, Class of 1962, and Mrs. Rifkin
Object Number
y1992-157 a-b
Place Made

South America, Peru, Central coast

Period
Pre-Columbian Andean styles and periods, Late Intermediate period
Type
earspools, ornament
Materials
wood
Subject
birds

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