Unknown Indonesian
Crown

CultureNias peoples
Titles
  • Crown
DateEarly to mid 19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold sheet
Dimensions8 3/4 × 8 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (22.2 × 22.2 × 21.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2380
Current Location
The Caroline Wiess Law Building
206M Arnold Gallery
On view

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Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1992][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1992-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 4/23/92.

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15th–17th century
Gold
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Crown
Unknown Indonesian
1735–1790
Hammered and repousse gold
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Unknown Indonesian
17th–19th century
Gold
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Crown
Unknown Indonesian
16th–17th century
Hammered and repoussé gold
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Wutala, Ancestral Crown
Unknown Indonesian
17th–18th century
Gold
2004.2308
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Unknown Indonesian
18th–19th century
Gold
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Unknown Indonesian
20th century or earlier
Gold
2004.2294
King's Crown
Unknown Indonesian
c. 1890
Gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and copper
2004.2255
Queen's Crown
Unknown Indonesian
c. 1890
Repousse gold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and gold leaf
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Pendant
Unknown Indonesian
18th century
Gold
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Unknown Indonesian
17th–early 18th Century
Gold, wood, rubies
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Unknown Indonesian
20th century or earlier
Gold
2004.2295