A pair of conch-shaped gold cord clasps Java, Indonesia, 7th - 12th century | 印尼爪哇 七至十二世紀 螺形金飾一對

These gold clasps were likely meant to be displayed on cords around the waist or neck. Two similar examples are illustrated in John Miksic, Old Javanese Gold, New Haven, 2011, pl.103; another is published in Anne Richter, The Jewelry of Southeast Asia, London, 2010, pl. 164. Formed in the shaped of a conch (sangka), they are emblematic of the Hindu god Vishnu.

本對金飾可能用於懸掛在腰部或脖子的繩子上。它們海螺的形狀象征印度教主神毗濕奴。兩件類似金飾可見 John Miksic，《Old Javanese Gold》，紐哈芬，2011年，圖版103號，編號2007.142.273 及 2007.142.274。另有一例錄於 Anne Richter，《The Jewelry of Southeast Asia》，倫敦，2010年，圖版164號。