Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Previous owner
- José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
- Seller
- José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of José A. Gayoso (1898-1970, a landowner in Chongoyape, Peru, who sidelined in excavating and selling antiquities); purchased by MAI from José Gayoso in 1930.
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- Date created
- AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)
- Catalog Number
- 17/8564
- Barcode
- 178564.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Ear ornament with human design
- Media/Materials
- Gold
- Techniques
- Cast
- Dimensions
- 0.5 x 5.5 cm
- Place
- Jayanca; Lambayeque Province; Lambayeque Region; Peru
- See related items
- Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_191181
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6db26b5be-2f8b-4d3b-92f0-2d5e17336f2b
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