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Gold Foil incised with Standing Image of Goddess Sri

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gold-colored, curved, and irregularly shaped piece of thin metal foil. The foil has a rough texture and appears to be shiny. It is oriented horizontally and has a slightly wavy edge. The background is a plain light-colored surface. A figure is incised in the gold foil.

Artwork details

Date:
Second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century
Medium:
Gold
Culture:
Indonesia (Java)
Dimensions:
599 × 406 px
Museum record:
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