Product Description
Antique Coin Statue Legong Dancer SOLD
Material: Kepeng Chinese coins, wood
Style: Bali, Indonesia
Size: Height 60 cm, Width 35 cm, Depth 31 cm
Order Number: MHSACS1
Chinese kepeng coins were circulating in Bali in the 7th and 8th centuries. They are sold in stringed bundles of 200, about 12 cm across. Both sides are inscribed. One side has Chinese characters. They have not been used officially as money in Bali since the early 1900s.
The coins are used as offerings on special occasions such as Balinese birthdays, which take place every 210 days, weddings, burials and cremations. They are also used as decorations for temples and shrines.
The oldest kepengs that have been found were cast during the Tang dynasty: 618-907 AD.
Legong is the most famous Balinese dance, brilliant and perfect. Exquisitely beautiful, it is danced by two young girls, who are usually not more than 13 or 14 years old. The dancers wear gold, jewels and winged head-dresses.
The coins are over 100 years old and the wood is 40-50 years old.
Please ask for the price (or make an offer).
