4125

Golden Jewel

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:200.00 USD Estimated At:NA
Golden Jewel
SOLD
240.00USD+ buyer's premium (48.00)
This item SOLD at 2021 Mar 12 @ 11:24UTC-8 : PST/AKDT
Lot: 4125
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Title: Golden Jewel
Description: A manggarai, a jewel of gold 60 mm in diameter, in the form of a thin plate with a center hole and an inner hexagram design made of studs and fine ropework; portions of the inner and outer rim and some of the studs and ropework have perished. It was acquired in West Flores, Indonesia. Rare. See Susan Rodgers, Power and Gold (Munich, 1990), No. 101.
Low Estimate: 550
High Estimate: 1200
Pedigree Collection: Purchased on Flores Island, Indonesia, from the natives. The gold ones are hard to find.