The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of March 29, 2024

Earring

Earring

1200s
Overall: 6.4 x 3.7 cm (2 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.)
Location: not on view

Description

This pair of earrings is in the form of naga, or water serpent, one of the most popular decorative motifs in Cambodian art. While bronze objects such as furniture and palanquin fittings and finials, hooks, rings, etc., were among the most typical items of the classical Angkorean art (12th–13th century), jewelry is very rare. Originally they must have been gilt. It is conceivable that the present pair may not have been used as a regular ear ornament but enhanced a Khmer sculpture, a common practice, which would explain their heavy weight and large size.
  • ?-1984
    (Mr. Lawrence Phillips, Roslyn, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art)
    1984-
    The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
  • Year in Review for 1984. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 3-May 5, 1985).
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Source URL:

https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1984.63