Dumbarton Oaks - Pair of Ear Spools

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Pair of Ear Spools

Coclé, Period V
750-900 CE
3.49 cm x 3.18 cm (1 3/8 in. x 1 1/4 in.)
tumbaga
PC.B.548

Not on view

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Bibliography

Benson, Elizabeth P. 1969 Supplement to the Handbook of the Robert Woods Bliss Collection of Pre-Columbian Art. Dumbarton Oaks, Trustees for Harvard University, Washington, D. C., cat. 454.

Exhibition History

"Lasting Impressions: Body Art in the Ancient Americas" , Dumbarton Oaks, Washington, DC, 10/1/2011 - 3/4/2012.

"75 Years/75 Objects", Dumbarton Oaks, Washington DC, 9/8/2015 - 5/22/2016.

Acquisition History

Purchased from Allan Caplan, New York (dealer), by Dumbarton Oaks, 1965.

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

Object Last Modified: 7/7/2023