Artwork preview

Ear Ornament

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored metal ear ornament featuring a leaf-like design. The object has a hollow center and resembles an abstract shape. The surface features a textured, spiky pattern with varying shades of gold. The object appears to be made of metal. The background is white. The artist is unidentified and the title is "Ear Ornament".

Artwork details

Date:: second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century
Medium:: Gold
Culture:: Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions:: 600 × 518 px
Museum record:: View original

Palette

More from Indonesia (Java)

Vajra

Vajra

Enthroned Buddha Attended by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani

Enthroned Buddha Attended by the Bodhisattvas Avalokiteshvara and Vajrapani

Halberd Head with Two Nagas Supporting Blades

Halberd Head with Two Nagas Supporting Blades

Standing Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Wisdom

Standing Manjushri, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Wisdom

Antefix with Face of a Deity

Antefix with Face of a Deity

Posthumous Portrait of a Queen as Parvati

Posthumous Portrait of a Queen as Parvati