Pair of earflares
These two ear ornaments are drum-shaped with slightly incurved sides and contain clappers for creating sound. The frontals are inlaid with turquoise and shell forming a mosaic image of an animal figure in profile in the center with a serrated tail and crescent headdress. The animal is surrounded by alternating shell and turquoise step motifs. The reverse side shows the same zoomorphic creature with bared teeth in a roundel incised into the sheet silver on a finely stippled background.
Artwork Details
- Title: Pair of earflares
- Date: 13th–15th century
- Geography: Peru
- Culture: Chincha or Ica (?)
- Medium: Silver, stone, shell
- Dimensions: Diam. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm)
- Classifications: Metal-Ornaments, Shell-Ornaments, Stone-Ornaments
- Credit Line: Gift of Lucille and Martin E. Kantor, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.887a, b
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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