Specifications

• Width: 10 and 9,5 cm
• Material: gold, ruby, glass
• Position: 
• Gender: 
• Indigenous name: galang gadang
• Realised price: € 9.200,- hp

Provenance

German private collection, Cologne; Veilinggebouw De Zwaan 2-april 2019, lot 3301.

Publications

Ref.: Richter, Anne (2000), The Jewelry of Southeast Asia, 197 nr 211.

Additional information

According to Richter the srolls between the latticework should represent banana shoots. Heavy gold ornaments in Indonesia are rare. They are liked for the deep red colour for which the gilt-silver ornaments were rubbed with tamarind.