| Golden Cone of Ezelsdorf-Buch | |
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| Material | Gold |
| Height | c. 72 cm (original) 88.3 cm |
| Created | c. 1000-900 BC |
| Discovered | 1953 Postbauer-Heng, Bavaria, Germany |
| Present location | Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany |
The Golden Cone of Ezelsdorf-Buch (German: Goldblechkegel von Ezelsdorf-Buch) is a Late Bronze Age artefact discovered in 1953 between the villages of Ezelsdorf (Middle Franconia) and Buch (Upper Palatinate) in Southern Germany. A tall (88 cm, 37 inches), cone-shaped object made of thin sheet gold, it is seen as belonging to a group of artifacts referred to as Bronze Age Golden hats. It was presumably worn by special functionaries on ceremonial occasions.