Ear Ornament
800–1370
- Medium
- hammered and embossed gold alloy
- Dimensions
- Overall: 4.2 x 4.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
- Genre
- Metalwork
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Styles
Tags
Peru, North Coast, Sicán, 9th-14th Century
About
Wearing large ear ornaments, a privilege of the nobility, permanently stretched the earlobes.