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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
Museum record:
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