# Ear Ornament or Spindle Whorl with Modeled Design

- By: Mexica (Aztec) (Valley of Mexico, Mexico)
- Date: 1450–1521
- Medium: Ceramic
- Classification: Ceramics
- Dimensions: 1 × 4 cm (3/8 × 1 9/16 in.)
- Culture: Valley of Mexico
- Credit line: Gift of Lydia Arms Avery Coonley-Ward
- Museum: [Art Institute of Chicago](https://www.artic.edu/artworks/88053)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/00acc3d1-149e-982b-cbcd-0f6c94d9fae9/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Little Ones profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)