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Necklace Comprising Nine Leaf-Shaped Pendants

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Golden necklace comprising nine leaf-shaped pendants. The center pendant is larger and teardrop-shaped, narrowing to a point at the bottom. It has a wide top with a short horizontal bar on either side. Nine smaller leaf-shaped pendants branch out in three rows on either side of the center pendant. The top row has two small leaf-shaped pendants, the middle row has four and the bottom row has three. The entire piece is gold with intricate designs and textures. The background is gray.

Artwork details

Date:
second half of the 9th–first quarter of the 10th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions:
600 × 394 px
Museum record:
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