Ear Spools, by Colima, 200 BCE–200 CE
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Ear Spools

Colima (Colima or Jalisco, Mexico)

200 BCE–200 CE

Medium
Spondylus shell
Classification
Costume and Accessories
Dimensions
Diam. 7 cm (2 3/4 in.) (each)
Culture
Western Mexico
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago, Arts of the Americas
Credit line
Maurice D. Galleher Endowment
Rights
Public domain (CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
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