Title
Pair of three-tiered ornament
Year/Period
8th-11th century
Region
Java, Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 001 - 002: L2.2 x W2.0 cm
Accession No.
1997-03670
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
This pair of ornaments has its exterior decorated with fine diagonally incised grooves, achieved by chasing. This ornament could have been used as an ear ornament. However, it has been suggested that such round band ornaments with a gap in the loop were perhaps not ear ornaments, but cord clips used to hold cords together around the waist or placed in conical coiffures as depicted on statues. This ornament belongs to the period from 7th to 10th century in Java, which saw a profusion of jewellery forms.
