Sultan's Crown (Songko)

Sultan's Crown (Songko)

Public Domain

CultureBugis peoples
Titles
  • Sultan's Crown (Songko)
Date19th century
PlaceIndonesia
MediumGold wire and plant fibers
Dimensions3 1/2 × 7 5/8 × 6 1/4 in. (8.9 × 19.4 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2357
Not on view

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Department
Asian Art, Glassell Collection
Object Type
Provenance[Frank Wiggers, Insulinde Indonesian Arts, Forest Knolls, CA, by 2002][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 2002-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 12/31/01.

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