Pair of Gold Earrings
East Java, Indonesia, circa AD700
diameter: 1.4 cm
The hoops of this pair of earrings, which date from the Early Classic Period, are wrapped
entirely in twisted filigree gold wire. Each has an oblong setting for a stone held in place by
four claws. Applied gold granules are at each junction of the bezel with the hoop. Each has a
single, faceted amethyst. These being later additions.
References: Earrings similar in style are shown in Miksic, J., Old Javanese Gold, Ideation,
1990, p. 69.
Inventory no.: 269
East Java, Indonesia, circa AD700
diameter: 1.4 cm
The hoops of this pair of earrings, which date from the Early Classic Period, are wrapped
entirely in twisted filigree gold wire. Each has an oblong setting for a stone held in place by
four claws. Applied gold granules are at each junction of the bezel with the hoop. Each has a
single, faceted amethyst. These being later additions.
References: Earrings similar in style are shown in Miksic, J., Old Javanese Gold, Ideation,
1990, p. 69.
Inventory no.: 269
