Object Details
- Culture/People
- probably Nasca (Nazca) (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 550–650 (Early Intermediate period)
- Catalog Number
- 17/8847
- Barcode
- 178847.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Ear ornament with sun image
- Media/Materials
- Gold
- Techniques
- Hammered, repoussé, perforated
- Dimensions
- 16 x 14 cm
- Place
- Nasca (Nazca) region; Peru
- See related items
- Nasca (Nazca) (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- On View
- NMAI, New York, NY: Infinity of Nations, Andes
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Record ID
- NMAI_191574
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws65293ab5c-22fb-41ae-ba08-c761617722c6
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