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Earflare pair
Maya
Classic period
A.D. 250–850
Object Place: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, or Honduras
Medium/Technique
Jadeite: traces of red pigment
Dimensions
1 x 2.6 x 2.7 cm (3/8 x 1 x 1 1/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Fulling
Accession Number1987.711
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionA pair of square earflares carved in the shape of a four-petaled flower. Although they are the same size, one is carved from a mottled green jadeite and the other is carved from a more uniform, dark green jadeite.
ProvenanceAbout 1971-1973, purchased in Guatemala by John B. Fulling (b. 1924 – d. 2005), Lighthouse Point, Florida; 1987, year-end gift of John B. Fulling to the MFA. (Accession Date: January 20, 1988)