Pair of Ear Ornaments

CultureMoluccas peoples
Titles
  • Pair of Ear Ornaments
Datec. 18th century or earlier
PlaceSoutheast Moluccas, Indonesia
MediumGold with granulation and filigree
Dimensions.1: 1 1/2 × 1 1/8 × 1 3/4 in. (3.8 × 2.9 × 4.4 cm)
.2: 1 3/8 × 7/8 × 1 3/8 in. (3.5 × 2.2 × 3.5 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment
Object number2006.543.1,.2
Non exposé

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, California, before 2006]; purchased by MFAH, 2006.

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