Champa, 9th-12th century. The hairpin consisting of one piece of silver, the ends tapering towards the loop in the center, the headband of circular form with a hook on one end and a loop on the other.
Condition: Good condition commensurate with age, with traces of age and wear, the old hairpin with a fine malachite-green and copper-red patina, the headband with little verdigris here and there. Provenance: Ex-Collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above.
Weight: 71.7 g (total) Dimensions: Length 23.3 cm (the hairpin), Diameter 10.7 cm (the headband)