Copper alloy palanquin ring Cambodia, 12th/13th century
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A copper alloy palanquin ornament
Cambodia, 12th/13th century
Cast with projecting leaf tip from each and repeating encircled foliate motifs and a flattened lotus top section.
2 in. (5.1 cm) diameter
Sold for US$ 250 inc. premium

Footnotes

  • This ring would have been a part of a set of matching or similar collars that would have adorned the long poles bearing the palanquin.

    Provenance:
    Estate of Natasha Eilenberg
    Samuel and Natasha Eilenberg Collection, before 1969

Category: Asian Art / Southeast Asian, Indian and Himalayan Art

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