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Collections

Ear Flares with Incised Faces300–900 CE

Not on view
Two small cream-colored ceramic sun-shaped ornaments with ten pointed rays, each decorated with a terracotta red incised masklike face in profile at the center
Title
Ear Flares with Incised Faces
Culture
Maya
Place Made
Guatemala or Mexico
Date Made
300–900 CE
Medium
Shell with pigment
Dimensions
2 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 1 in. (6.35 × 6.35 × 2.54 cm)
Credit Line
Purchased with funds provided by Camilla Chandler Frost
Accession Number
M.2010.115.963a-b
Classification
Organic Materials
Collecting Area
Art of the Ancient Americas
Selected Bibliography
  • Conchas Precolombianas: Mesoamerican Art Created from Seashells. New York: Hillwood Art Museum, 1997.
  • O'Neil, Megan E. Forces of Nature: Ancient Maya Arts from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Beijing Shi: Wen wu chu ban she, 2018.