The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 25, 2024
Pair of Ear Flare Frontals
Chimú style (900–1470)
(?), Chimú style (900-1470)
Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
James Albert Ford Memorial Fund 1938.429
Location: not on view
Description
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.- Treasures of Peruvian Gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (February 23-April 3, 1966).Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).The Ancient Art in the North American Continent. The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (January 1944).
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1938.429