Description A CHAM GOLD REPOUSSé CROWN WIT SHIVA AND DANCING APSARAS
Champa, 10th century. The crown with fine repoussé depicting the head of Shiva flanked by two dancing apsaras and further decorated with foliate, geometric, and scrolling designs.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Condition: Very good condition with minor traces of age and wear, some minor bending, and soil encrustations.
Weight: 35.9 g
Dimensions: Height 7.7 cm, Length 16 cm
Published: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, pages 110/111, Budapest 2013, and Gold Treasures of the Cham Kingdoms from the Collection of Dr. Zelnik Volume 1, no. 1 (pages 38/39 and 86), Budapest 2007. Art of Champa, Arts of Southeast Asia, page 51, Issue 4, 2020.
Assay data: 66-67 % Gold, 29-30 % Silver, 2% Copper, traces of iron and zinc.