Ear Spools

200 BCE–200 CE

Colima or Jalisco
Colima or Jalisco, Mexico

Status: On View, Gallery 136
Department: Arts of the Americas

Culture: Colima
Title: Ear Spools
Place: Western Mexico (Object made in:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 200 BCE–200 CE
Medium: Spondylus shell
Dimensions: Diam. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.) (each)
Credit Line: Maurice D. Galleher Endowment
Reference Number: 2001.152.6-7
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