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CultureBalinese, Buleleng Regency
Titles
  • King's Crown
Datec. 1890
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold, rubies, sapphires, diamonds, and copper
Dimensions2 1/2 × 7 1/4 × 6 in. (6.4 × 18.4 × 15.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2255
Not on view

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ProvenancePuri Kubutambahan Palace, Royal Court of Singaraja, Buleleng Regency, Indonesia; Gusti Agung Mahkota, prince of Buleleng; [Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 1996][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1997-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 10/11/96.
Published References Frances Marzio, "The Glassell Collections of the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston: Masterworks of Pre-Columbian, Indonesian, and African Gold" (Houston: MFAH; New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011), pp. 214-215.

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