Earplug

Museum number:
4-3320
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21040003320
Accession number:
Acc.81
Description:
Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameter
Donor:
Phoebe Apperson Hearst
Collection place:
Grave 29, Moche Site F, Moche valley
Verbatim coll. place:
Grave 29
Culture or time period:
Early Chimú (Moche Civilization) (ca. 100 BC–700 AD)
Collector:
Max Uhle
Materials:
Gold (metal) and Metal
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Earplugs (ear ornaments)
Accession date:
July 24, 1903
Department:
Ancient Peru
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 8 titled Earplug, accession number 4-3320, described as Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameterHearst Museum object 2 of 8 titled Earplug, accession number 4-3320, described as Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameterHearst Museum object 3 of 8 titled Earplug, accession number 4-3320, described as Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameterHearst Museum object 4 of 8 titled Earplug, accession number 4-3320, described as Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameterHearst Museum object 5 of 8 titled Earplug, accession number 4-3320, described as Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameterHearst Museum object 6 of 8 titled Earplug, accession number 4-3320, described as Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameterHearst Museum object 7 of 8 titled Earplug, accession number 4-3320, described as Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameterHearst Museum object 8 of 8 titled Earplug, accession number 4-3320, described as Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameter
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Earplug, accession number 4-3320, described as Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameterDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Earplug, accession number 4-3320, described as Earplug of thin gold. Open base and top, upper side flanged, 1-1/2” in diameter, base 3/4” diameter

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