Double tiered ornament with scrolling foliage

Title

Year/Period

8th- 11th century

Region

Java, Indonesia

Object Type

ornaments (object genre)

Material

gold (metal), metal

Technique

goldsmithing, metalworking

Dimension

Object size: H1.5 x Dia 1.6 cm

Accession No.

1997-03672

Collection of

Asian Civilisations Museum

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.