Ear-cylinder

Southeast Asian Collection

Accession Nr.:	621
Type:	bronze, lead, gold and silver; jewellery; metalwork
Date of production:	19th century
Place of production:	Thailand (Siam), Southeast Asia
Acquisition:	collection of Ferenc Hopp

Materials/Techniques:	silver, gem-inset, filigree
Dimensions:	height: 3. 1 cm diameter: 2. 6 cm

Earrings with a cylindrical two-pieced body, closed on both sides by round ends. Both ends are shaped like a flower (rosette) by tastefully designed stone insets, with purple fabric behind the white and red stones on the larger side.
This type of jewellery was very popular throughout Southeast Asia, especially in Indonesia, Thailand (Siam) and Myanmar (Burma).

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