Ceremonial Pectoral Dish with Vajra Motifs (Mas piring)

CultureMoluccas peoples
Titles
  • Ceremonial Pectoral Dish with Vajra Motifs (Mas piring)
Date17th–18th century
PlaceSoutheast Moluccas, Indonesia
MediumHammered and repoussé gold
Dimensions2 1/2 × 13 3/4 dia. in. (6.4 × 34.9 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2006.532
Not on view

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

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