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Pair of Ear Flare Frontals, Chimú style (900-1470). Creator: Unknown.

Pair of Ear Flare Frontals, Chimú style (900-1470). Creator: Unknown.

2-737-174 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Pair of Ear Flare Frontals, Chimú style (900-1470). 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.

Image Details

Medium
  1. Hammered gold alloy
Picture Type
  1. Jewelry

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3273x3077
File Size : 29,505kb

Aliases

  1. 1938.429
  1. 117820
  1. 0940008369
  1. 1938.429
  1. 2-737-174
  1. 2737174

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