A PAIR OF LARGE TRIBAL EARRINGS
Philippines, 17th-18th century or earlier. Consisting of two gold tubes and covers, the covers decorated with fine filigree.

Condition: Good condition, bending, miniscule tears, dents.
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: 24.4 g (total)
Dimensions: Height 4.2 cm, diameter 3.3 cm