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Ear Spool
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Harvard archaeologists excavated this and seven other ornaments from several burials at Sitio Conte, a cemetery famous for its lavish graves of powerful chieftains. The young man buried in Grave 26 was such a chief. His status was stunningly memorialized by 21 human companions and 475 objects, many of them personal ornaments made of gold, including a large chest plaque and a rod-shaped ear ornament.
| Artist / Maker | Panama, Conte style, 5th – 10th century |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 400–900 |
| Culture / Origin | Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century |
| Medium | hammered gold |
| Dimensions | Diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.); Overall: 3.2 cm (1 1/4 in.) |
| Department | Art of the Americas |
| Type | Metalwork |
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