Pair of Ear Pendants

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13th–16th century · Gold · Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

This grandiose pair of ear pendants illustrates the size such ornaments attained in ancient Colombia. Their suspension asssemblies have remained, remarkably, intact; the parts frequently became separated, leaving only the disks to indicate the original scale of the whole. Many ear-pendant disks were suspended with only gold hoops, which were easily changed or removed.

Artist

Unknown

Date

13th–16th century

Medium

Gold

Culture

Sonso

Department

Arts of Africa, Oceania, and the Americas

Credit line

Jan Mitchell and Sons Collection, Gift of Jan Mitchell, 1991