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Pair of Ear Clips with Gold Bead in Prong Mount

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Golden earrings with prong mount, spherical bead, and decorative scroll details. The earrings have a gold-colored metal base with a rounded rectangular shape and four small balls, one at each corner. A pronged setting on top holds a spherical gold bead. The bead sits atop the base. The base has decorative scroll details on the sides. The background is a plain gray surface.

Artwork Details

Date
Second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century
Medium
Gold
Culture
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions
599 × 531 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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