MSI068

THIS RARE PAIR OF ANTIQUE GLASS EAR PLUGS ORIGINATES FROM ANCIENT CAMBODIA, LIKELY DATING BETWEEN 700 TO 1400 YEARS OLD. BOUGHT FROM PERSONAL COLLECTION, THESE BEAUTIFUL CRESCENT-FORMED ORNAMENTS DISPLAY A DISTINCT WHISKEY-GOLD COLOR AND NATURAL AGE PATINA, CHARACTERISTIC OF EARLY SOUTHEAST ASIAN GLASSCRAFT.

HAND-SHAPED AND POLISHED, EACH PIECE WAS DESIGNED FOR WEAR IN STRETCHED EARLOBES, COMMON AMONG HIGH-RANKING INDIVIDUALS IN ANCIENT KHMER CULTURE AS SYMBOLS OF BEAUTY, STATUS, AND SPIRITUAL PROTECTION.

ESTIMATED PERIOD: CIRCA 7TH–14TH CENTURY
ORIGIN: CAMBODIA, KHMER REGION
MATERIAL: GLASS (WHISKEY COLOR)
WEIGHT: 3.02 GRAM (PAIR)
MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 18 MM | WIDTH 20 MM | EARLOBE HOLE 10 MM
CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE, FULLY INTACT, COMPLETE PAIR, COLLECTIBLE
SOLD AS: PAIR

A REMARKABLE EXAMPLE OF ANCIENT KHMER PERSONAL ADORNMENT — RARELY FOUND IN MATCHED, WEARABLE CONDITION — THEY SURVIVED ALL THESE YEARS UNDERGROUNG. IDEAL FOR MUSEUM COLLECTIONS, HISTORICAL STUDY, OR DISCERNING COLLECTORS OF ANTIQUE BODY JEWELRY.