Ring with Ogee Centre
Unknown Artist
8th–12th century
Medium
Gold
Dimensions
Diam. 13/16 in. (2 cm)
Classification
Jewelry
Culture
Indonesia (Central Java)
Department
Asian Art
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of the Eilenberg-Rosen Partnership, 2001
Accession Number
2001.794.126
Art Historical Context
This exquisite gold ring, titled *Ring with Ogee Centre hails from Central Java, Indonesia, and dates to the 8th–12th century—a golden era of Hindu-Buddhist kingdoms like the Sailendra and Mataram dynasties. Measuring just 13/16 inch (2 cm) in diameter, it exemplifies the refined jewelry crafted for Indonesia's elite during a time when monumental temples such as Borob and Prambanan were rising, blending Indian artistic influences with local Javanese ingenuity. The ring's standout feature is its ogee centre—an elegant, double-S-curved motif common in South and Southeast Asian ornamentation, ev...