Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Inka (Inca) (archaeological) (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 1450–1550 (Late Horizon period)
- Catalog Number
- 17/8867
- Barcode
- 178867.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Ear ornaments depicting musicians and/or dancers
- Media/Materials
- Gold
- Techniques
- Cast, hammered, repoussé
- Dimensions
- 4.00 x 3.00 x 2.30 cm
- Place
- Nasca (Nazca) region; Peru
- See related items
- Inka (Inca) (archaeological)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_190724
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws628136447-56c0-4f2c-a8af-fa18d20e1441
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