Title
Ear ornament in loop shape
Year/Period
3rd-8th century
Region
Java, Indonesia
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: L 1.1 x W 1.1
Accession No.
1997-03799
Collection of
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Andy Ng
The ear ornament was made from a beaten bar of gold, bent back to form a loop with its flat ends pointing in opposite directions. Other ear ornaments of this period came in the shape of an open oval or a star. Unlike the preceding period that used gold for grave offering, gold was fashioned into personal adornment in this period. 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.
