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Pair of Ear Ornaments with Winged Runners

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Gold turquoise sodalite shell, Moche
Rights: Public Domain
The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache 1966 1977
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Title: Pair of Ear Ornaments with Winged Runners
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Gold turquoise sodalite shell, Moche.

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