http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/5012/ear-spool ArtsConnectEd.org Art Collector Set: Ear spool http://www.artsconnected.org/images/favicon.png http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/5012/ear-spool 16 16 http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/5012/ear-spool http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/5012/ear-spool Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects, Adornment Artist Unknown (Chimu) 1150 1150 Chimu, South America, Peru, Central Andes region Gold alloy Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:01:21 -0400 <table cellspacing="0"> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Title</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:title cdwalite:title">Ear spool</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Artist</td> <td><h3><a property="dcterms:creator cdwalite:displayCreator" href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_workDisplayCreator/Artist+Unknown+%28Chimu%29">Artist Unknown (Chimu)</a></h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Date</td> <td><h3 property="dcterms:created dc:date cdwalite:displayCreationDate cdwalite:earliestDate vra:date" content="1150">1150-1450</h3></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label" style="padding-right:7px;">Institution</td> <td><a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/f_InstitutionTitle/Minneapolis+Institute+of+Arts">Minneapolis Institute of Arts</a></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="detail_label">Location</td> <td> On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, <a href="http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/list/breadcrumb/true/query/location%3A%22G260%22">G260</a> </td> </tr> </table><br/>Ear studs, pair, of hammered and engraved gold. The concave disks iwth beaded edges are decorated with an applied motif bearing four figures. Above, a demi-god with elaborate aureole headdress riding on a bar borne by other three figures. In one hand he holds a beaker-cup; in the other a bag adorned with loose bangles. Two of the lower figures wear modified aureole headdresses and carry beakers. All are half human, half beast. The bar on which the demi-god rides is finished at the ends with demon heads. Loose bangles are variously applied in the design. The tubes of the ear studs are decorated with engraved bands of cats and birds, and soldered to the backs of discs. http://www.artsconnected.org/resource/5012/ear-spool Artist Unknown (Chimu)