id: 117820
accession number: 1938.429
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Pair of Ear Flare Frontals, Chimú style (900-1470). Peru, North Coast, Paramonga(?), Chimú style (900-1470). Hammered gold alloy; diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund 1938.429
title: Pair of Ear Flare Frontals
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creation date: Chimú style (900-1470)
creation date earliest: 900
creation date latest: 1470
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creditline: James Albert Ford Memorial Fund
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culture: Peru, North Coast, Paramonga(?), Chimú style (900-1470)
technique: hammered gold alloy
department: Art of the Americas
collection: AA - Andes
type: Jewelry
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CREATORS
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measurements: Diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); Overall: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: Art of the Americas
opening date: 1945-11-09T05:00:00
Art of the Americas. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 9, 1945-January 6, 1946).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
* 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"
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PROVENANCE
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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.
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