Dumbarton Oaks - Pair of Earrings

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Pair of Earrings

Zenú, Period IV
200 BCE-1600 CE
4.76 cm x 8.57 cm x 0.32 cm (1 7/8 in. x 3 3/8 in. x 1/8 in.)
tumbaga
PC.B.398

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Keywords

This object has the following keywords:

Crocodiles, Earrings, Sinu

Crocodiles
Earrings
Sinu

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Bibliography

Benson, Elizabeth P. 1963 Handbook of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D.C., p. 57, cat. 320.

Exhibition History

"Indigenous Art of the Americas", National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, February 1958 to July 1962.

Acquisition History

Purchased from Maurice de Sedle, New York (dealer), by Robert Woods Bliss, January 22, 1957.

Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art, Washington, DC, 1957-1962.

Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Pre-Columbian Collection, Washington, DC.

Object Last Modified: 3/8/2023