Pair of Earrings and Two Hair Ornaments

anonymous, c. 1750

These jewels are part of an ensemble collected by Julius Stein van Gollenesse, director-general of the VOC (Dutch East India Company) in Batavia (now Jakarta). Attached to the top of the ornament in the shape of a horizontal crescent moon is a tiny eye. A pearl necklace would have been affixed to it, and the jewel then pinned in the hair so that it would fall in the middle of the forehead. The round ornament was worn on the side of the head.

  • Artwork typejewellery, earring, phuljhumka
  • Object numberAK-NM-7058
  • Dimensionsheight 6 cm x width 2.8 cm x depth 1.7 cm

Identification

  • Title(s)

    • Pair of Earrings and Two Hair Ornaments
    • Pair of earrings (phuljhumka)

  • Object type

  • Object number

    AK-NM-7058

  • Description

    Een paar oorbellen (phuljhumka) van goud. Ingelegd met rode en groene stenen en diamantsplinters. In de vorm van een achtbladige lotusbloem, waaraan een klokvormig gouden belletje hangt, uitgevoerd in dezelfde techniek, met een rand van afhangende parels.

Creation

  • Creation

    anonymous, Surat

  • Dating

    c. 1750

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Material and technique

  • Dimensions

    height 6 cm x width 2.8 cm x depth 1.7 cm

Acquisition and rights

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