Gold with fillings. Vietnam, old Champa, presumably 9th to 10th cent.
Both earrings are round and bulky with correspondingly large, conical tapering apertures. Fine beaded seams forming waved lines along the ridges, 6 ribbed thorns protruding between them, separated by small round protuberances. These gold cast adornments are assembled from parts and possibly filled out. See note.
DIAMETER APPROX. 3,4 CM
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Note: These ear decorations were acquired from the collection of Vu Kum Luc, author of „Ancient Artefacts of Champa“ (National Publishing House Saigon), in 1990.
Linyi, later known by its Indian name Champa, was a Hindunized empire on the southeastern coast of Vietnam, which flourished during the 9th and 10th centuries.