Earflare
The religious-funerary precinct of Batan Grande, the presumed center of the Sican kingdom, comprised many stepped pyramids and temples built on platforms. Archaeologists recently excavated a temple platform, Huaca Loro, where, almost forty feet below the ground, they found the tomb of a mighty Sican lord laid to rest with all the trappings of his power and wealth. His face was covered by a sheet-gold mask painted with bright red cinnabar. It had earspools with filigree work similar to these attached to its "ears."
Artwork Details
- Title: Earflare
- Date: 9th–11th century
- Geography: Peru
- Culture: Lambayeque (Sicán)
- Medium: Gold, turquoise
- Dimensions: D. 3/4 × Diam. 2 1/2 in. (1.9 × 6.4 cm)
- Classification: Metal-Ornaments
- Credit Line: Gift and Bequest of Alice K. Bache, 1966, 1977
- Object Number: 66.196.11
- Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing
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Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE
Moche artist(s)
400–700 CE
Lambayeque (Sicán) artist(s)
900–1100 CE
Moche artist(s)
500–850 CE
Chimú artist(s)
1350–1470 CE
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