Description A CHAM AMETHYST AND CRYSTAL-SET GOLD REPOUSSé RING WITH DANCING KALA
Champa, 10th-12th century. The ring set with an oval agate at the top, surrounded by scroll designs executed in repoussé, the shoulder also with fine repoussé showing on both sides a rare depiction of a dancing Kala (kirthimukha), the demon of passing time.
Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Condition: Good condition with expected traces of age and wear as well as soil encrustations, the central stone with some natural inclusions.
Weight: 10.7 g
Dimensions: Size 3.1 x 3.0 cm, Inner Diameter 2.3 cm
Alloy composition range: Gold 64-72 %, Silver 24-28 %, Copper 2-4 %.