Property from an Asian private collection A gold cord fastener with chiseled grovesJava, Indonesia, 7th - 12th century亞洲私人收藏印尼爪哇 七至十二世紀 三層雕刻金繩飾2.8 cm; 23 grams来源: DescriptionProperty from an Asian private collection A gold cord fastener with chiseled grovesJava, Indonesia, 7th - 12th century亞洲私人收藏印尼爪哇 七至十二世紀 三層雕刻金繩飾2.8 cm; 23 gramsCondition reportGood overall condition.The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colors and shades which are different to the lot's actual color and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation. The condition report is a statement of opinion only. For that reason, the condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ONLINE CONDITION REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE/BUSINESS APPLICABLE TO THE RESPECTIVE SALE.ProvenanceTom White.Susan Ollemans, London.來源：Tom White收藏SusanOllemans，倫敦Catalogue noteThis auction includes three cord fasteners, namelylots 1033, 1060, 1071. These objects are a mystery to scholars, their functions are clouded by speculation. The three objects here are finely decorated, featuring a two-tier, three-tier, and four-tier design, all of them incised with concentrated grooves. In the past, they have been recognised as earrings, but upon further research, the hypothetical consensus surrounding their function is that they are cord decorations on clothes. Javanese gods and nobility very often wore clothes featuring an emphasis on cords, and the common speculation is that these objects acted as fasteners tightening the cord around the wearer’s waist, or as weighted ornaments to make sure the cord hung vertically.Compare a similar cord fastener illustrated in John Miksic,Old Javanese Gold, New Haven, 2011, pl. 63, 2007.142.157.本拍賣有三件繩飾，包括編號1033、1060 及 1071。在如今學術界厚重的謎題冊裡，這些物件也佔有一席之地，對於它們的功能人們提出了許多猜測。其中這三件設計細巧的物件分別採用了雙層、三層、及四層的設計，而他們全部都帶有密麻的凹凸紋路裝飾。在過去的時間裡，它們曾被認作耳環。然而隨着相關研究的更多進展，認為其功能是衣服上的繩索裝飾這一猜想受到了更廣泛的認可。爪哇文化的神明和貴族常常穿着的服裝設計重視衣繩這一元素，人們普遍認同的猜想便認為這些金飾是用於系緊腰間繩帶，或者是作為加重的裝飾品以確保繩帶可以自然下垂。一相近金繩飾例，載於 John Miksic，《Old Javanese Gold》，紐哈芬，2011年，圖版63，2007.142.157。