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A chAM gOld RePOussÉ cROWN
WITh shIVA ANd dANcINg APsARAs
Champa, 10th century. The crown with
fine repoussé depicting the head of Shiva
flanked by two dancing apsaras and further
decorated with foliate, geometric, and
scrolling designs.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik
István Southeast Asian Gold Museum.
Institutional art collection in Belgium,
acquired from the above.
condition: Very good condition with minor
traces of age and wear, some minor bending,
and soil encrustations.
Weight: 35.9 g
Dimensions: Height 7.7 cm, Length 16 cm

Published: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast
Asian Gold Museum, pages 110/111,
Budapest 2013, and Gold Treasures of the
Cham Kingdoms from the Collection of Dr.
Zelnik Volume 1, no. 1 (pages 38/39 and
86), Budapest 2007. Art of Champa, Arts of
Southeast Asia, page 51, Issue 4, 2020.
Assay data: 66-67 % Gold, 29-30 % Silver, 2
% Copper, traces of iron and zinc.

estimate euR 8,000
Starting price EUr 4,000

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