Ear ornament Maker: Unknown

250 B.C.–A.D. 300

Art of the Ancient Americas

By appointment, Wurtele Study Center

Manufacture of ear spools required sandwiching the perforated disc between two shallow rings. The disc was held in place with plaster, and the outer wall was inlaid with curved strips of bone to create a smooth, concave surface.

Medium

Bone

Dimensions

1 1/4 in. (3.2 cm)

Credit Line

Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Olsen

Accession Number

1959.55.5

Geography

Mexico

Culture

Mexico, Maya or Valley of Mexico

Period

Late Formative Period to Early Classic Period

Classification

Jewelry

Disclaimer

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Provenance
Fred H. Olsen (1891–1986), and Florence Quittenton Olsen, Guilford, Conn.; gift in 1959 to Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • George A. Kubler, ed., Pre-Columbian Art of Mexico and Central America (New Haven, Conn.: Yale University Art Gallery, 1986), 153, 319, no. 335, fig. 181.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
Additional information

Object/Work type

ear ornaments

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