Indonesia ~ Java | Pair Of Plugs Ornamented With Figures And Inlaid Stones | Gold | Ca. 9th - 14th Century

Indonesia ~ Java | Pair of Plugs Ornamented with Figures and Inlaid Stones | Gold | ca. 9th - 14th century (Eastern Javanese period)

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