• Copper Burmese ear plug with gold wash
  • Copper Burmese ear plug with gold wash
  • Copper Burmese ear plug with gold wash
  • Copper Burmese ear plug with gold wash

Antique pair of gold washed ear plugs from Burma

A worn gold wash is laid over these small copper ear plugs. Copper based with stone/glass central design. Collected in western Burma mid 90’s.

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JASMB004
Bamar/Burmese
Burma/ Myanmar
Old copper plug earrings.
Glass/stone and gold wash.
.875 in wide X .25 in high each. 5 grams combined
Good condition.

Copper based plug style earrings with gold wash and stone/glass central design. The front disk has a 7 scalloped edge and is outlined with a row of copper wire dotted with small balls. The central stone/glass is set in a bezel that is decorated with a ring of tiny domes. The gold wash around the edges and back have been worn off from use, but remains around the stone. Could be one of the tribal groups in the area such as the Chin. Collected in western Burma mid 90’s

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Weight .4 kg
Dimensions 8 × 6 × 2 cm