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Ear Ornament

c. 800–1370
hammered and embossed gold alloy
Overall: 4.2 x 4.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1950.413
Location: not on view
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Wearing large ear ornaments, a privilege of the nobility, permanently stretched the earlobes.
Ear Ornament

Ear Ornament

c. 800–1370

Peru, North Coast, Sicán, 9th-14th Century

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