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Ring with Braided Wire Hoop and Circular Bezel

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Golden ring with braided wire hoop and circular bezel. The ring has a braided metal band. The band is gold-colored and made of many thin wires twisted together. The band is smooth and shiny. The ring has a large circular bezel in the front. The bezel is gold-colored and rounded. The bezel has a small circular indentation in the center. The bezel has a rope-like pattern around the edge. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
Second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions:
600 × 415 px
Museum record:
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