Pair of Ear Pendants
This grandiose pair of ear pendants illustrates the size such ornaments attained in ancient Colombia. Their suspension asssemblies have remained, remarkably, intact; the parts frequently became separated, leaving only the disks to indicate the original scale of the whole. Many ear-pendant disks were suspended with only gold hoops, which were easily changed or removed.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pair of Ear Pendants
- Date: 13th–16th century
- Geography: Colombia
- Culture: Sonso
- Medium: Gold
- Dimensions: H. 9 5/8 x Diam. 3 3/4 in. (24.4 x 9/5 cm)
- Classification: Metal-Ornaments
- Credit Line: Jan Mitchell and Sons Collection, Gift of Jan Mitchell, 1991
- Object Number: 1991.419.37–38
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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