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Ear Flare Frontal
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Ear Flare Frontal

Chimú style (900–1470) · hammered gold alloy

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

These discs originally were fastened to the fronts of ear flares like those shown nearby.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineEar Flare Frontal, Chimú style (900–1470). Peru, North Coast, Paramonga(?), Chimú style (900-1470). Hammered gold alloy; diameter: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1938.429.2

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