Magnificent Lustre – Southeast Asian Gold Jewellery and Ornaments from an Asian Private Collection

Magnificent Lustre – Southeast Asian Gold Jewellery and Ornaments from an Asian Private Collection

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 1029. A solid gold necklace with a crystal intaglio of a fish Khmer, 9th – 14th century | 高棉 九至十四世紀 水晶凹雕魚紋牌飾金項鍊.

Property from an Asian private collection 亞洲私人收藏

A solid gold necklace with a crystal intaglio of a fish Khmer, 9th – 14th century | 高棉 九至十四世紀 水晶凹雕魚紋牌飾金項鍊

Lot Closed

September 8, 06:29 AM GMT

Estimate

80,000 - 120,000 HKD

Lot Details

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Property from an Asian private collection

A solid gold necklace with a crystal intaglio of a fish

Khmer, 9th – 14th century

亞洲私人收藏

高棉 九至十四世紀 水晶凹雕魚紋牌飾金項鍊


48 cm, 38.39 grams

The intaglio of a fish may represent "Matsya," the fish avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu. In the Hindu tradition, Matsya is believed to save humans from the flood.


凹雕魚紋可能代表摩蹉。摩蹉印度教神明毗湿奴化身之一，拯救世人免遭洪水之災。