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Ring with Plain Oval Bezel and "Jawa Kuno" Inscription

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold ring with plain oval bezel. Bezel surface is flat and oval. Ring shows an inscription in a foreign script. The script reads "Jawa Kuno". The text is engraved in a single line taking up most of the surface area. The text is surrounded by a single curl design at top left, top right, and bottom left. The background is white.

Artwork details

Date:
Second half of the 9th–first quarter of the 10th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions:
599 × 465 px
Museum record:
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