Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
- Date created
- AD 900–1470 (Late Intermediate Period)
- Culture/People
- probably Chimú (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Collector
- Egbert P. Lott (Egbert Phelps Lott), Non-Indian, 1873-1935
- Previous owner
- Egbert P. Lott (Egbert Phelps Lott), Non-Indian, 1873-1935
- Seller
- Egbert P. Lott (Egbert Phelps Lott), Non-Indian, 1873-1935
- Collection History
- Probably collected between 1924 and 1928 by Egbert P. Lott (1873-1935, an American civil engineer who worked extensively in Peru and Chile); purchased by MAI from Egbert Lott in 1928.
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- Place
- Vicinity of Lima; Lima; Lima Province; Peru
- See related items
- Chimú (archaeological culture)
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Catalog Number
- 16/303
- Barcode
- 160303.000
- Object Type
- Adornment/Jewelry
- Object Name
- Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
- Media/Materials
- Silver
- Techniques
- Repoussé
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
- Record ID
- NMAI_171898