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17c Indonesian silver/pewter EARRING ex EILENBERG coll browse these categories for related items... All Items: Antiques: Regional Art: Asian: Southeast Asian: Metalwork: Pre 1700: item # 1091455
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| 17th century Indonesian metal earring from Sulavesi. The metal is rather soft, and may be either pure silver or pewter - I am not sure. Wonderful work, beautiful surface with great feel of age, pleasantly heavy. Height 1 11/16 inches. The piece comes from the collection of Samuel Eilenberg - tags attached - a world-renowned mathematician and a legendary collector. He was the recipient of 1986 Wolf Prize, mathematics’ equivalent of a Nobel Prize. He was equally bright as a collector, his area of expertise being small bronzes and stone objects from India and South-East Asia. Objects from his collection can be found today in the Metropolitan Museum, the Brooklyn Museum of Art, the British Museum, and the V&A in London. | ||
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