Pair of Ear Flare Frontals
900–1470
- Medium
- hammered gold alloy
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
- Genre
- Jewelry
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Peru, North Coast, Paramonga(?), Chimú style (900-1470)
About
These gold discs, each with the image of a richly dressed Chimú lord, originally were attached to the fronts of ear ornaments equipped with long, thick shafts that passed through the ear lobes. Such ornaments were important markers of wealth and elite status.