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Ear Ornament
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About this work
Wearing large ear ornaments, a privilege of the nobility, permanently stretched the earlobes.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineEar Ornament, c. 800–1370. Peru, North Coast, Sicán, 9th-14th Century. Hammered and embossed gold alloy; overall: 4.2 x 4.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1950.413
