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Ornament
(Ancient Americas )
This golden object is a personal adornment that may have been meant to be worn in a piercing. The ornament consists of two pieces connected by a wire ring. One segment has a flattened teardrop-shaped end that tapers to a thin, bent wire tail. This tail would be convenient for insertion into a piercing. The wide end is perforated in the center and connected to the second segment with a wire loop. This segment is triangular with its apex pierced for attachment. The lower ends of the triangle become thin wires that curl inwards toward the center of the ornament.
Provenance
Provenance (from the French provenir, 'to come from/forth') is the chronology of the ownership, custody, or location of a historical object. Learn more about provenance at the Walters.
Tiffany & Co., New York, [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Henry Walters, Baltimore, 1910, by purchase; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Exhibitions
| 2015 | Gold of the Ancient Americas. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. |
Geographies
Colombia
(Place of Origin)
Peru (Place of Origin)
Measurements
H: 2 3/16 × W: 3 1/4 × D: 1/4 in. (5.6 × 8.2 × 0.7 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters, 1910
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
57.367