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Pair of Earspools

400–500 CE
Not on view
Returned to lender
This work of art was on loan to the museum and has since been returned to its lender.
These translucent obsidian earspools feature a delicately incised name of a royal lady. The earflares were deposited—probably much later—in the tomb of a male, perhaps as an heirloom.

Las orejeras translúcidas de obsidiana llevan el nombre de una dama de la realeza inscripto mediante delicadas incisiones. Las orejeras fueron depositadas probablemente mucho tiempo después en la tumba de un hombre, quizás como una herencia.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Pair of Earspools
  • Date: 400–500 CE
  • Geography: Belize
  • Culture: Maya
  • Medium: Obsidian, cinnabar
  • Dimensions: H. 1 1/8 × W. 1 3/4 in. (2.9 × 4.4 cm)
  • Classifications: Glass-Ornaments, Jewelry
  • Credit Line: Institute of Archaeology, Belmopan, Belize, Courtesy of the Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto (L965.9.78.A, B)
  • Curatorial Department: The Michael C. Rockefeller Wing