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Pair of earflares
Maya
Classic period
A.D. 250–850
Object Place: Mexico, Guatemala, Belize, or Honduras
Medium/Technique
Jadeite: traces of red-orange pigment
Dimensions
3.2 x 6.1 x 6.5 cm (1 1/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of John B. Fulling
Accession Number1987.717a-b
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ClassificationsJewelry / Adornment – Earrings, flares, plugs, studs
DescriptionA pair of very thin earflares with unusually long shafts (2.9 cm), carved from bright, mottled green jadeite. All surfaces are highly polished to a high gloss except the shafts' interior surface, which is polished to a dull sheen.
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)