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Flower-Shaped Ear Ornaments

A work made of ceramic and gold foil.
CC0 Public Domain Designation

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  • A work made of ceramic and gold foil.

Date:

1400–1500

Artist:

Aztec (Mexica)
Tenochtitlan, Mexico

About this artwork

Status

On View, Gallery 136

Department

Arts of the Americas

Culture

Aztec (Mexica)

Title

Flower-Shaped Ear Ornaments

Place

Mexico (Object made in:)

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1401–1533

Medium

Ceramic and gold foil

Dimensions

Each: 5.7 × 2.9 cm (2 1/4 × 1 1/8 in.)

Credit Line

Pauline S. Armstrong Endowment

Reference Number

2003.80.1-2

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