Ear ornament
date: label: Date created
content: AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Vicús (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Alan C. Lapiner (Alan Charles Lapiner), Non-Indian, 1933-1975
label: Donor
content: Alan C. Lapiner (Alan Charles Lapiner), Non-Indian, 1933-1975
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Alan C. Lapiner (1933-1975, owner of Arts of the Four Quarters, a gallery in New York City); donated to MAI by Alan Lapiner in 1968.
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place: label: Place
content: Vicús valley; Ayabaca; Ayabaca Province; Piura Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Vicús (archaeological culture)
label: See related items
content: Adornment/Jewelry
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 24/1702
label: Barcode
content: 241702.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear ornament
label: Media/Materials
content: Copper, gold
label: Techniques
content: Hammered, embossed, cutout, gilded