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Ear Flare Frontal
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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.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineEar Flare Frontal, Chimú style (900–1470). Peru, North Coast, Paramonga(?), Chimú style (900-1470). Hammered gold alloy; diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1938.429.1
