MWE017

BURMESE (MYANMAR) TRADITIONAL GLASS EAR PLUG — GREEN STRIPED — SHAN STATE / NORTHERN MYANMAR — LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY

AN AUTHENTIC OLD BURMESE GLASS EAR PLUG FROM MYANMAR (BURMA), MOST LIKELY FROM THE SHAN STATE OR NORTHERN HILL REGIONS, WHERE GLASS EAR PLUGS WERE TRADITIONALLY WORN BY SHAN AND OTHER HILL-TRIBE COMMUNITIES FOR EAR STRETCHING AND BODY ADORNMENT.

MADE IN STRIPED (CASED) GREEN GLASS USING A TRADITIONAL WORKSHOP TECHNIQUE. THE PIECE SHOWS HONEST AGE-RELATED WEAR AND LONG USE, WITH SOFTENED EDGES AND MINOR SURFACE MARKS, BUT REMAINS FULLY INTACT AND WEARABLE. NOT AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL OR EXCAVATED OBJECT.

BEST ATTRIBUTED TO THE LATE 19TH TO EARLY 20TH CENTURY AS AN ETHNOGRAPHIC, EARLY MODERN TRADITIONAL ORNAMENT.

SPECIFICATIONS

ORIGIN: MYANMAR (BURMA), SHAN STATE / NORTHERN MYANMAR
PERIOD: LATE 19TH – EARLY 20TH CENTURY
MATERIAL: GLASS
SIZE: 10 MM X 8 MM | EAR HOLE 8 MM
WEIGHT: 1.37 GRAMS
CONDITION: VERY GOOD FOR ITS AGE, FULLY INTACT, WEARABLE AND COLLECTIBLE
SALE: SOLD AS ONE (1) SINGLE PIECE