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Ear Ornament

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold bracelet with a hollow, rounded rectangular cross-section. The bracelet is made up of small gold balls and teardrop-shaped gold pieces with textured rope-like details around the edges. The teardrop-shaped pieces are arranged in a repeating pattern around the bracelet. The background of the image is a plain gray surface. The bracelet is titled "Ear Ornament" and is by an unknown artist.

Artwork details

Date:
Second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions:
600 × 493 px
Museum record:
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