Ear Spool A.D. 450-1000 Greater Coclé This ear spool is made of hammered metal sheet and consists overall of two separate components or halves” (hereafter designated a” and b”). Each half includes three joined pieces: a center piece with one end cylindrical and the other end conical, a piece with one end cylindrical and the other end flaring out, and a circular and relatively flat piece with geometric motifs. The metalsmith fit the first piece into the second and may have lightly hammered the exterior and interior of the cylindrical end to help secure the join. There does not appear to be any evidence of soldering of the two pieces. The third piece—flat with geometric motifs—was placed over the conical center and its ends were crimped over the second piece to help secure its placement. This crimping extended around the circumference in the case of each half, but there is a small area on half a” in which the bottom piece that is part of the join has been exposed. To wear the ear spo