Pair of ear plugs
Pair of ear plugs

Currently not on view

Pair of ear plugs,

1200–1400

Chimú
Late Intermediate Period
y1952-27 a-b

Information

Title
Pair of ear plugs
Dates

1200–1400

Medium
Silver (study - looks more like gilded coppy in photo)
Dimensions
a: h. 3.7 cm., diam. 4.7 cm. (1 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.) b: h. 4.3 cm., diam. 4.6 cm. (1 11/16 x 1 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of J. Lionberger Davis, Class of 1900
Object Number
y1952-27 a-b
Place Made

South America, Peru, North coast

Culture
Chimú
Period
Late Intermediate period
Type
earspools
Materials
silver
Subject
figures (representations), headdresses

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