The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of March 29, 2024
Ear Ornament
c. 800–1370
Overall: 4.2 x 4.2 cm (1 5/8 x 1 5/8 in.)
The Norweb Collection 1950.413
Location: not on view
Did You Know?
Wearing large ear ornaments, a privilege of the nobility, permanently stretched the earlobes.- ?-1950Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1950, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art1950The Cleveland Museum of Art
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Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.413