Cleveland Museum of Art

Ear Ornament (1 of 2)

Date

c. 1200–1519

Medium

obsidian, crystal

Culture

Mexico, Guerrero, Ichcatiopan, Mixtec or Aztec

Department

Art of the Americas

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

This set of ear ornaments was reputedly found together with the gold and jade pectoral ornament shown nearby. They may have accompanied a noble burial, or perhaps constituted an offering deposit.

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