Product Description

Antique Makassar Earrings

Material: Gold alloy, stained red
Style: Makassar, Sulawesi, Indonesia
Size: Height 6.5 cm and 6.5 cm, Width 2 cm and 2 cm
Order Number: MHSAME1

Long ear-cylinders (subang) decorated with filigree.

There is a similar pair of earrings in The Jewelry of Southeast Asia, Ann Richter, Thames & Hudson, 2000, page 220.

Late 19th century or early 20th century.

Map of Sulawesi.

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