Ear Flare

900–1470 Diameter: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.); Overall: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1947.180.2

North Coast ear ornaments typically have a long shaft that balanced the weight of the glorious frontal. This pair illustrates Chimú interest in the sea, which had great economic and religious importance. On the shafts are bands of seabirds and waves, and a similar pattern edge...

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