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Ring with Oval Bezel with Java Kuno Raised Inscription

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Golden ring with an oval bezel. Rope design around bezel. Bezel features raised inscription in a foreign script. Band has decorative elements on either side of bezel. Elements are symmetrical. Decorative elements are floral in appearance. Background is gray. Ring by Java Kuno.

Artwork details

Date:
Second half of the 9th–first quarter of the 10th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions:
600 × 436 px
Museum record:
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