Ear clips
Jewellery
Inventory number
2020.7.7.1ab.JW.EA.C1980.MXDescription
Pair of earrings consisting of a metal round part with circular engraved signs imitating Maya calendar, and a large dusty pink stone.In the early 1970's Lawrence VRBA, one of the biggest jewelry designers of the 20th century, created a collection for CASTLECLIFF inspired by Pre-Columbian and Mayan artifacts and the vast archives of the American Museum of Natural History. His highly collectable pieces translated ancient jewelry into sculptural and colorful works of art in dramatic 1970’s and further 1980s silhouettes, complete with enormous glass cabochons and intricate details.
Materials
MetalStone
Origin
circa 1980 MexicoDimensions
Length : 3 cmHeight : 3.5 cm