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Rain of the Moon: Silver in Ancient Peru

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Enlarge Pair of ear ornaments with inlays, 13th–15th century; Chincha/Ica (?)
South Coast
Silver, stone, shell; Diam. 2 1/4 in.
(5.8 cm)
Promised Gift of Lucille and Martin E. Kantor

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The spool shape and the stippled and traced design on the backs of these ear ornaments are typical of the South Coast. Colorful mosaic inlay on frontals is, however, more frequently found on ornaments from the North Coast. The sides of the ornaments are slightly concave to provide better hold when worn in distended earlobes. The ornaments contain clappers.
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