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Pair of Ear Clips with Pale Red Stones and Granulate Design

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold earrings with a granulated design and two pale red stones. The earrings are shaped like flowers with rounded bumps around the edges. The stones are set in a gold bezel. The earrings are lying on a gray surface, one earring is on its side with the clasp visible, and the other earring is upright but missing its back.

Artwork Details

Date
Second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century
Medium
Gold
Culture
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions
599 × 403 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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Palette