Title
Ear ornament
Year/Period
3rd- 8th century
Region
Java, Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: W1.7 cm
Accession No.
1997-03693
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
This is a cast ear ornament in the shape of a star and there is a gap in the loop. Unlike the preceding period that used gold for grave offering, gold was fashioned into personal adornment in this period. Ear ornaments of this period usually came in the shape of an open oval or a loop. This period also saw the beginning of using heat to work gold and the use of techniques like casting and soldering. Such was the sophistication of the techniques that it is possible that gold working had become a specialised occupation by this time.
