earflare

English

Etymology

ear +‎ flare

Noun

A pair of jade earflares.

earflare (plural earflares)

1. A kind of earspool (short cylindrical ear ornament) worn by high-status Maya.
   • 2005, Lila Perl, The Ancient Maya, page 26 (image caption):

     A Maya figure is depicted with earflares, a type of ear ornament.

   • 2007, Handbook of the Collections: Princeton University Art Museum‎^[1], page 121:

     The earflares, with long central shafts, reflect his high status.

   • 2009, Matthew G. Looper, To Be Like Gods: Dance in Ancient Maya Civilization‎^[2], page 64:

     Each of the lords is already dressed in jade earflares, Jester God crowns, collars, wristlets, knee bands, and feathered anklets studded with jade beads.

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