Description A CHAM AMETHYST AND GARNET-SET GOLD REPOUSSé RING WITH KING’S HEADS
Champa, 10th-13th century. The richly decorated ring set with an oval amethyst at the top surrounded by four smaller garnets, further with fine repoussé showing twice the head of a Cham king on the shoulder as well as scroll designs around the setting and shoulder.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition, some scratches to the shoulder on one side, expected traces of age and wear as well as soil encrustations.
Weight: 12.7 g
Dimensions: Size 3.3 x 2.7 cm, Inner Diameter 2.2 cm
Published: Gold Treasures of the Cham Kingdoms from the Collection of Dr. Zelnik Volume 1, no. 34 (page 51), Budapest 2007.
Alloy composition range: Gold 64-72 %, Silver 24-28 %, Copper 2-4 %.