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Document identity
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127769
label
Ear Ornament
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object
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Source metadata
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127769
contentType
object
title
Ear Ornament
date
c. 800–1370
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CC0
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CC0
language
en
wikidata
Q79908009
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Metalwork
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1
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import
dimensionsRaw
Overall: 4.2 x 4.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
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Peru, North Coast, Sicán, 9th-14th Century
accession
1950.413
Source extras
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hammered and embossed gold alloy
tombstone
Ear 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
collection
AA - Andes
didYouKnow
Wearing large ear ornaments, a privilege of the nobility, permanently stretched the earlobes.
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The Norweb Collection
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2026-05-29 06:34:54.398000
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127769
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Art of the Americas
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AA - Andes
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hammered and embossed gold alloy
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photo
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