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Pair of Ear Clips Composed of Fused Discs

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image shows a gold-colored jewelry piece titled "Pair of Ear Clips Composed of Fused Discs" by an unknown artist. The jewelry piece is circular with a hollow center and made of numerous thin, overlapping discs fused together, forming a sunburst or flower-like shape. The discs are smooth and rounded at the edges, with a slight curvature to fit around the ear. The piece is gold in color with some darker spots visible on the discs. Two long, thin, gold-colored pieces extend from the bottom of the jewelry, possibly serving as clasps or earring backs. The background is plain white.

Artwork details

Date:
Second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions:
599 × 489 px
Museum record:
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