Earflare, 3rd–9th century, El Salvador, Mesoamerica, El Salvador; Maya (?), Jade, H. 1 7/8 x W. 1 13/16in. ( x ), Stone

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Earflare, 3rd–9th century, El Salvador, Mesoamerica, El Salvador; Maya (?), Jade, H. 1 7/8 x W. 1 13/16in. ( x ), Stone-Ornaments, Set into a wide perforation in the wearer’s earlobe (as earspools are today), this earflare frontal (a paired set with 2) would have been anchored in place in various ways. In some cases, a bead (or beads) were set into the front of the earflare, anchoring it with the help of a set of beaded counterweights that were threaded through the earflare and hung behind the earlobe

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