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Ear Flare Frontal

Chimú style (900–1470)

Peru, North Coast, Paramonga(?), Chimú style

(900-1470)
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Medium
hammered gold alloy
Measurements
Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
James Albert Ford Memorial Fund 1938.429.1
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Description

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.

Ear Flare Frontal

Chimú style (900–1470)

Peru, North Coast, Paramonga(?), Chimú style (900-1470)

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