COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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AMICO~1~1
The AMICA Library
Collection
true
AMICA ID:
MMA_.66.196.40-.41
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MMA_.66.196.40-.41
AMICA ID
false
AMICA Library Year:
2000
aly
2000
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Costume and Jewelry
oty
Costume and Jewelry
Object Type
false
Creator Nationality:
South American; Pre-Columbian; Moche; Chimu
crc
South American; Pre-Columbian; Moche; Chimu
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Moche peoples
crt
Moche peoples
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Pair of Earflares
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Pair of Earflares
Title
false
View:
Full View
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Full View
View
false
Creation Date:
3rd-7th century
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3rd-7th century
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
200
ocs
200
Creation Start Date
false
Creation End Date:
699
oce
699
Creation End Date
false
Materials and Techniques:
Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell
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Gold, turquoise, sodalite, shell
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Metalwork, Ornament
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Metalwork, Ornament
Classification Term
false
Dimensions:
Diam. 3 3/16 in. (8 cm)
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Diam. 3 3/16 in. (8 cm)
Dimensions
false
AMICA Contributor:
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
New York, New York, USA
oop
New York, New York, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
66.196.40-.41
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66.196.40-.41
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1966, 1977
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Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1966, 1977
Credit Line
false
Rights:
orl
<a href="http://www.metmuseum.org/"target="_new">http://www.metmuseum.org/</a>
Rights
false
Context:
Large circular ear ornaments were popular personal adornments of prominent ancient Peruvian lords and a symbol of their status and wealth. The weight of the frontal, which could reach widths of more than four inches, was counterbalanced by a long tubular shaft that went through the distended hole in the earlobe. Particularly impressive are those earflares with colorful mosaics. On this pair, bird-headed (or masked) winged runners, worked in turquoise, sodalite, and spondylus shell, hold bags in their outstretched hands. Their eyes and beaks are sheathed in gold. They may be depictions of mythological messengers.
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<P>Large circular ear ornaments were popular personal adornments of prominent ancient Peruvian lords and a symbol of their status and wealth. The weight of the frontal, which could reach widths of more than four inches, was counterbalanced by a long tubular shaft that went through the distended hole in the earlobe. Particularly impressive are those earflares with colorful mosaics. On this pair, bird-headed (or masked) winged runners, worked in turquoise, sodalite, and spondylus shell, hold bags in their outstretched hands. Their eyes and beaks are sheathed in gold. They may be depictions of mythological messengers.</P>
Context
false
Related Image Identifier Link:
MMA_.ao066.196.40-.48.R.tif
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MMA_.ao066.196.40-.48.R.tif
Related Image Identifier Link
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