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Earplug Disc
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Earplug Disc
- Object:
Earplug disc
- Place of origin:
Jawa Timur, Indonesia (made)
- Date:
late 14th century-15th century (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown (production)
- Materials and Techniques:
Gold repousse, engraved and chased with ruby inset
- Credit Line:
Bequeathed by Mrs M. E. M. Seth, a gift from her father Conrad Ernst August Prillwitz, Naturalist
- Museum number:
IS.13-2003
- Gallery location:
South-East Asia, room 47a, case 18
Physical description
Disc of this type were worn as earplug ornaments by the elite women of the kingdom of Majapahit, in east Java. It is constructed in two parts with openwork designs worked on both sides in repousse, with details engraved and chased. The front has at the centre of its design a ruby set in four claws, with demonic "atlas" figures in the surround. On the reverse the centre has a twelve-spoked wheel, with a design of goats in foliage in the encircling niches.
Place of Origin
Jawa Timur, Indonesia (made)
Date
late 14th century-15th century (made)
Artist/maker
Unknown (production)
Materials and Techniques
Gold repousse, engraved and chased with ruby inset
Dimensions
Diameter: 3 in
Object history note
Another of these is in the Jakarta Museum.
Historical context note
"Bequest of Mrs.Margaretha E.M.Seth"in memory of Conrad E.A.Prillwitz, Naturalist.
Descriptive line
Earplug Disc, Gold, inset with ruby, Mahapahit, Eastern Java, Indonesia, 14th-15th century
Production Note
Majapahit, Eastern Java, Indonesia
Subjects depicted
Figures; Foliage; Openwork; Goats; Claws
Categories
Metalwork; Jewellery; Accessories
Collection code
SSEA
