The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 31, 2023

Ear Flare Frontal

Chimú style (900–1470)

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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.

Exhibition history

Toledo, OH: The Toledo Museum of Art; January 1944. "The Ancient Art in the North American Continent".

Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art; February 23 - April 3,1966. "Treasures of Peruvian Gold."

Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).

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