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Ear Clip with Lavender Stones

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored metal object with two pink stones and a leaf-shaped protrusion. The object has a central section with a pointed top and bottom, and two square-shaped pink stones on either side. The left stone is round cut and the right stone is square cut. The central section is connected to a leaf-shaped protrusion on the right, which has a textured, organic appearance. The background is a plain gray color. The object is titled "Ear Clip with Lavender Stones".

Artwork Details

Date
Second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century
Medium
Gold with lavender stones
Culture
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions
599 × 417 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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