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Ear Ornament (2 of 2)

c. 1200–1519

Part of a set. See all set records

Mexico, Guerrero, Ichcatiopan, Mixtec or Aztec

Obsidian, crystal

Overall: 2.5 x 2.2 cm (1 x 7/8 in.)

Gift of James C. Gruener in memory of his wife, Florence Crowell Gruener 1983.191.2

Location

not on view

Description

This set of ear ornaments was reputedly found together with the gold and jade pectoral ornament shown nearby. They may have accompanied a noble burial, or perhaps constituted an offering deposit.

Provenance

?-1966

(André Emmerich, Inc., New York, NY, 1966, sold to James C. and Florence C. Gruener)

1966-1983

James C. Gruener [1903-1990], Cleveland, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art

1983-

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Exhibition history

Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; 1984. " Year in Review, 1983." cat., The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art. 71 (February, 1984.) p. 76, no. 221.