Pair of Earflare Frontals, 3rd–6th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Jade (jadeite), H. 2 in. (5.1 cm), Stone-Ornaments, These beautifully carved jade ornaments are 'earflare frontals.' Set into a wide perforation in the wearer’s earlobe (as earspools are today), these ornaments would have been anchored in place in various ways
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Pair, Earflare Frontals, 3rd–6th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya, Jade, jadeite, H, 2, 5.1 cm, Stone-Ornaments, beautifully, carved, jade, ornaments, earflare frontals, Set, wide perforation, wearer, earlobe, earspools, today, anchored, place, various ways
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