MSI653

PAIR OF VINTAGE BRONZE HOOK-SHAPED EARRINGS – LANNA STYLE – NORTHERN THAILAND – EARLY 20TH CENTURY

THIS PAIR FEATURES INTRICATE FLORAL TERMINALS WITH MULTI-PETAL RELIEF WORK AND CENTRAL DOMES. THE S-CURVED HOOK FORM IS CONSISTENT WITH TRADITIONAL EAR ADORNMENT STYLES FROM NORTHERN THAILAND AND POSSIBLY EASTERN BURMA.

THESE EARRINGS ARE LIKELY CAST IN BRONZE OR A HIGH-COPPER ALLOY AND MAY HAVE BEEN PARTIALLY GILDED OR DECORATED WITH GOLD LEAF, NOW AGED TO A WARM PATINA. THEY SHARE FORMAL SIMILARITY TO EARLY 20TH-CENTURY LANNA OR TAI YAI (SHAN) ORNAMENTS, OFTEN USED IN TEMPLE CEREMONIES OR AS PERSONAL ADORNMENT BY ETHNIC GROUPS OF THE NORTHERN HIGHLANDS.

THIS STYLE IS ALSO SOMETIMES FOUND ACROSS THE THAI–CAMBODIAN BORDER REGIONS, WITH POSSIBLE ANGKORIAN INFLUENCE IN THE FLORAL DESIGN.

MATERIAL: BRONZE OR COPPER-ALLOY
REGION: NORTHERN THAILAND / POSSIBLY EASTERN BURMA
CULTURAL STYLE: LANNA / TAI YAI / ETHNIC HIGHLAND
PERIOD: EARLY TO MID 20TH CENTURY
DIMENSIONS: LENGTH 35MM | WIDTH 15MM | DEEP 20MM
EARLOBE HOLE: 3MM
WEIGHT: 5.32 GRAMS PAIR (2.15 G EACH APPROX)
CONDITION: GOOD – ONE EARRING SHOWS A SMALL AREA OF LOSS IN INNER FLOWER STRUCTURE (SEE IMAGES). BEAUTIFUL AGED PATINA. COMPLETE AND WEARABLE.

REFERENCE:
PEOPLE OF THE GOLDEN TRIANGLE – Page: 60 - BY PAUL and ELAIN LEWIS – River Books
A WORLD OF EARRINGS Africa – Asia – America – Page: 221 - BY ANN VAN CUTSEM – SKIRA

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