Ear Spool
| Title | Ear Spool |
|---|---|
| Date | c. 400–900 5th century |
| Medium | hammered gold |
| Classification | Metalwork |
| Origin | Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century Panama |
| Holding institution | The Cleveland Museum of Art |
| Credit line | Ear Spool, c. 400–900. Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century. Hammered gold; diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); overall: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Roberta Holden Bole Fund, 1958.192 |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
About this artwork
“Ear Spool” is a work of unattributed authorship, dated c. 400–900. It is executed in hammered gold and classified as metalwork. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Catalogued as metalwork. See other public-domain works in the same medium, all free to download and reuse.
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Dated to c. 400–900. Explore the wider set of works from the 5th century held in the archive.
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Recorded origin: Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century. Browse more public-domain art from Panama.
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Made available through the The Cleveland Museum of Art open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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