MSI073

ANTIQUE SHELL EAR ORNAMENT – CAMBODIA (SINGLE PIECE)

THIS RARE ANTIQUE EAR ORNAMENT ORIGINATES FROM ANCIENT CAMBODIA, POSSIBLY DATING BETWEEN 700 TO 2000 YEARS OLD. HAND-CARVED FROM NATURAL SHELL (UNTESTED), IT FEATURES A DISTINCT CRESCENT FORM WITH A POLISHED SURFACE AND NATURAL AGE PATINA. SUCH PIECES WERE WORN BY HIGH-RANKING INDIVIDUALS IN KHMER AND NEIGHBORING SOUTHEAST ASIAN CULTURES AS SYMBOLS OF BEAUTY, STATUS, AND SPIRITUAL PROTECTION.

WITH A WEIGHT OF 10.2 GRAMS AND MEASUREMENTS OF 35MM BY 35MM, THIS ANCIENT ORNAMENT RETAINS EXCELLENT PRESERVATION AND STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY. A RARE, FULLY INTACT MUSEUM-QUALITY EXAMPLE HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER BY COLLECTORS OF EARLY SOUTHEAST ASIAN JEWELRY AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL ARTIFACTS.

ESTIMATED PERIOD: CIRCA 700–2000 YEARS OLD
ORIGIN: CAMBODIA, KHMER REGION
MATERIAL: SHELL
WEIGHT: 10.2 GRAM
MEASUREMENTS: LENGTH 35MM | WIDTH 35MM | EARLOBE HOLE 10MM
CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR AGE, FULLY INTACT, MUSEUM PIECE, COLLECTIBLE
SOLD AS: SINGLE PIECE