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A symmetrical object resembling the outspread wings of a butterfly, beetle or the husk of a nut is attached to an open ring. The open ring probably functioned as a hook to attach the jewellery to a part of the body. This was probably a hole in the lobe or the edge of the ear. \Jewellery that imitates something from nature was probably made in the Middle Javanese period.
National Museum of World Cultures Foundation
Title: Earring
Description:
A symmetrical object resembling the outspread wings of a butterfly, beetle or the husk of a nut is attached to an open ring.
The open ring probably functioned as a hook to attach the jewellery to a part of the body.
This was probably a hole in the lobe or the edge of the ear.
\Jewellery that imitates something from nature was probably made in the Middle Javanese period.
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