FOUR CHAM REPOUSSé GOLD ORNAMENTS WITH BUTTERFLIES
Champa, 10th – 12th century. Executed in repoussé, each element made with a flat base, decorated with a stylized butterfly on one side and a dome-like buckle on the other.
Provenance: From an important European private collection. Acquired in Asia between 1960 and 1970. A private owner, acquired from the above.
Condition: Overall good condition with some traces of age and wear as well as dents.
Weight: 3.7 g in total
Dimensions: Height 2.5 cm each element
Metallurgic analysis: Fine gold content 713/1000
Metallurgic Analysis
The data from the metallurgic analysis posted in the catalogue entry for each lot in this auction relates to the proportion of fine gold contained in the gold alloy only. It does
not relate to the gross weight of the lot, as the gross weight typically consists of the weight of the gold alloy and the weight of other materials added to the lot such as gemstones, soil encrustations, casting cores or other metals processed within the lot.