A PAIR OF CHAM GOLD 'MARANGGA' EARRINGS
Cham kingdom, circa 10th century. The gold double-axe shaped earrings decorated with nandi on each side, surrounded by tendrils.

Condition: Very good condition, minor bending, and soil encrustations.
Published: The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum, page 140, Budapest 2013.
Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik Istvan Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. Istvan Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe.

Weight: 13 g and 13.5 g
Dimensions: Height 7.2 cm

Nandi, the white bull of Shiva is a popular motif on Cham jewelry. He was known for his generative power and is usually depicted as a humped bull reclining peacefully near Shiva or alone, decorated with a string of bells around his neck.