Double tiered ornament with scrolling foliage

Title
Double tiered ornament with scrolling foliage
Year/Period
8th- 11th century
Region
Java, Indonesia
Material
Dimension
Object size: H1.5 x Dia 1.6 cm
Accession No.
1997-03672
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng

This double tiered ornament with scrolling foliage 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 a period in Java, which saw a profusion of jewellery forms.