Chimu Inlaid Wood Ear Spool, ca. 900 - 1250 CE Sculpture - Metal I completed two-thirds

I completed two-thirds

and the central grouping is a ring of granules with one in the middle

Displaying remarkable solidity and heaviness

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Chimu Inlaid Wood Ear Spool, ca. 900 - 1250 CE Sculpture - Metal I completed two-thirdsThis finely crafted wooden ear spool is inlaid with an elaborate mosaic of mother of pearl, turquoise, and spondylus shell. The face is centered by a complex geometric composition depicting a four headed avian creature sharing a single body with spread wings, rendered in the abstract visual language characteristic of Chimu art. Around the perimeter runs a border of inset circular elements that frame the central motif and emphasize the objects symmetry