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Necklace with Inset Stones and Braided Wire (8th-early 10th century). Eastern Javanese period. Gold with stones and wire. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Samuel Eilenberg-Jonathan P. Rosen Collection of Indonesian Gold, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg and Gift of Jonathan P. Rosen, 1998 (1998.544.465). Majapahit Empire, Collar Hippie, Ancient Jewels, Ancient Jewellery, Historical Jewellery, Art Ancien, Medieval Jewelry, Ancient Jewelry, Royal Jewels

Necklace with Inset Stones and Braided Wire (8th-early 10th century). Eastern Javanese period. Gold with stones and wire. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. The Samuel Eilenberg-Jonathan P. Rosen Collection of Indonesian Gold, Bequest of Samuel Eilenberg and Gift of Jonathan P. Rosen, 1998 (1998.544.465).

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Bracelet Ancient Jewels, The Giver, Spiral Design, Traditional Fashion, Gift Exchange, Ethnic Jewelry, Gold Bangles, Southeast Asia, Gold Bracelet

This bracelet comes from the Toraja people of Sulawesi. It is made with sheet gold pressed over a clay or resin core. The flat surface is ornamented with spiral designs, while the curved side is decorated with protrusions each mounted with a red gem. Jewellery has many different functions in island Southeast Asia, for example it was used to indicate social positions, to symbolise the importance of the social relationship between the giver and the receiver during gift exchanges, and to serve…

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