Flower-Shaped Earflares

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Flower-Shaped Earflares

Mexico or Central America, Maya, 550–850 CE
Stone
Jadeite
Diameter (each): 2 3/4 in. (6.99 cm) Height (each): 1 3/8 in. (3.49 cm)
Gift of the Ancient Art Council and the Maya World of the Yucatán Trip, 2007 (M.2007.85.1-.2)
Currently on public view:
Resnick Pavilion, floor 1

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Bibliography

  • Magaloni, Diana, Davide Domenici, and Alyce de Carteret. We Live in Painting: the Nature of Color in Mesoamerican Art. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2024.