The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of April 20, 2026

A gold disk depicts a central figure with outstretched arms, large circular eyes, a stepped headdress, and a flared skirt. Above the figure sits a semi-circular arc filled with vertical lines. A border of small, raised spheres rings the outer edge. A thin crack runs from the top edge toward the left.

Ear Flare Frontal

Chimú style (900–1470)

Peru, North Coast, Paramonga

(?), Chimú style (900-1470)
hammered gold alloy
Diameter: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
James Albert Ford Memorial Fund 1938.429.2
Location: Not on view

Description

These discs originally were fastened to the fronts of ear flares like those shown nearby.
  • Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).
    The Ancient Art in the North American Continent. The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, OH (January 1944).
  • {{cite web|title=Ear Flare Frontal|url=false|author=|year=Chimú style (900–1470)|access-date=20 April 2026|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1938.429.2