Pair of Flanged Earspools
AD 1-500
Culture
Greater Nicoya
Country
Costa Rica
Object
earspools
Medium
Fashioned from albitite, these earspools were formed using a combination of drilling, carving, incising, and polishing techniques.
Accession Number
1994.718A-B
Credit Line
Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer
Pair of Flanged Earspools. AD 1-500. Fashioned from albitite, these earspools were formed using a combination of drilling, carving, incising, and polishing techniques.. Gift of Frederick and Jan Mayer. 1994.718A-B.
Department
Mayer Center, Arts of the Ancient Americas
Collection
Arts of the Ancient Americas
Exhibition History
- "Precolumbian Art: Perspectives in Culture," Lakeview Museum of Arts and Sciences, Peoria, IL, December 11, 1982-January 30, 1983.
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