Pair of Ear Ornaments with Green Stones
Unknown Artist
second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century
Medium
Gold with green stones
Dimensions
H. 1/16 in. (0.1 cm) (a): Diam. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm) (b): Diam. 1/2 in. (1.3 cm)
Classification
Jewelry
Culture & Period
Indonesia (Java) · Central Javanese period
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Samuel Eilenberg-Jonathan P. Rosen Collection of Indonesian Gold, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg and Gift of Jonathan P. Rosen, 1998
Accession Number
1998.544.129a, b
Art Historical Context
These delicate **Pair of Ear Ornaments with Green Stones** hail from Java, Indonesia, during the Central Javanese period (second half of the 8th–second half of the 10th century). Crafted from gold inlaid with vibrant green stones, they measure just 0.1 cm in height and 1.3 cm in diameter—tiny marvels that highlight the extraordinary finesse of ancient Javanese goldsmiths. Part of **The Samuel Eilenberg-Jonathan P. Rosen Collection** at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, they exemplify elite jewelry from a time when powerful Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms like the Sailendras and Matarams flourished, buil...