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Collection Online as of September 29, 2023

Pair of Ear Ornaments

c. 800–1370

Part of a set. See all set records

Peru, North Coast, Sicán, 9th-14th century

Hammered and embossed gold alloy

Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Overall: 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in.)

The Norweb Collection 1950.415

Location

not on view

Fun Fact

Wearing large ear ornaments, a privilege of the nobility, permanently stretched the earlobes.

Provenance
?-1950
Raymond Henry Norweb [1894-1983] and Emery May Holden Norweb [1895-1984], Cleveland OH, 1950, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art
1950
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.415