Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: AD 100–700 (Early Intermediate to Middle Horizon period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Moche (Mochica) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
label: Previous owner
content: Leon Buki, Non-Indian
label: Seller
content: Leon Buki, Non-Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; purchased by MAI from art and antiquities dealer Leon Buki in 1970.
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place: label: Place
content: Loma Negra; Piura Province; Piura Region; Peru
setName: label: See related items
content: Moche (Mochica) (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: 24/3543
label: Barcode
content: 243543.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Adornment/Jewelry
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Ear ornament (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Gold, silver
label: Techniques
content: Cast, perforated