A PAIR OF KHMER GOLD CONCH SHELL EARRINGS
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A PAIR OF KHMER GOLD CONCH SHELL EARRINGS
Cambodia, c. 10th century. The earrings in form of a conch shell with an aperture for suspension on the thinner end.
Condition: Commensurate with age, material loss, malachite and soil encrustations
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Weight: 10 g and 10.5 g
Dimensions: Length 4.7 cm and 4.6 cm
Cambodia, c. 10th century. The earrings in form of a conch shell with an aperture for suspension on the thinner end.
Condition: Commensurate with age, material loss, malachite and soil encrustations
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.
Weight: 10 g and 10.5 g
Dimensions: Length 4.7 cm and 4.6 cm
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A PAIR OF KHMER GOLD CONCH SHELL EARRINGS
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