Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Possible owner
- José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
- Possible seller
- José A. Gayoso (José Galloso), Non-Indian, 1898-1970
- Collection History
- Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI in 1928, possibly from José A. Gayoso (1898-1970, a landowner in Chongoyape, Peru, who sidelined in excavating and selling antiquities).
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- Date created
- AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)
- Catalog Number
- 16/1979
- Barcode
- 161979.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Ear ornament
- Media/Materials
- Gold
- Techniques
- Cast
- Place
- Lambayeque Province; Lambayeque Region; Peru
- See related items
- Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_173412
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws640433271-1e18-41d8-ac17-9ec572c993f4
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