Pair of Earrings

Sinu culture, Pre-Columbian

1200 - 1400

  • Titles Pair of Earrings (Descriptive)
  • Artist Sinu culture, Colombia, 900 - 1500
  • Medium gold
  • Dimensions Overall: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
  • Credit Line Collection of the Art Fund, Inc. at the Birmingham Museum of Art; Gift of Tony Meyer through the Committee for the Traditional Arts, AFI.14.1981a-b
  • Work Type earrings
  • Classification Jewelry

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Minature frog.
Hands on thighs, legs spread apart; figure stares straight ahead with lips parted; close fitting cap is black, resembles helmet; decorated with ridging and striation