{"id":1238,"date":"2011-06-09T05:35:01","date_gmt":"2011-06-09T05:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/?p=1238"},"modified":"2020-10-27T05:35:31","modified_gmt":"2020-10-27T05:35:31","slug":"new-publication-old-javanese-gold-by-john-n-miksic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/sea\/2011\/06\/09\/new-publication-old-javanese-gold-by-john-n-miksic\/","title":{"rendered":"New Publication: Old Javanese Gold by John N Miksic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.nus.edu.sg\/seanews\/files\/2014\/07\/Miksic_OldJavaneseGold-164ri5q.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-434\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.nus.edu.sg\/seanews\/files\/2014\/07\/Miksic_OldJavaneseGold-164ri5q-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"Old Javanese Gold\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Miksic, John N,<strong><em> Old Javanese Gold<\/em><\/strong>, 2nd revised ed., New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011.<\/p>\n<p>While ancient Javanese bronze and ironwork have long elicited interest, there is a lesser-known yet equally fascinating aspect of the Indonesian island&#8217;s history: gold artifacts, including jewelry, clothing accessories, statues, coins, and containers. Not only do these objects display exceptional craftsmanship, they also provide a significant source of information on Javanese society, culture, religion, economy, technology, and art from the 1st century BC to 1500 AD.<\/p>\n<p>This revised and expanded edition of the 1990 publication <em>Old Javanese Gold<\/em> celebrates Valerie and Hunter Thompson&#8217;s 2007 gift of Javanese gold objects to the Yale University Art Gallery and the subsequent founding of the Department of Indo-Pacific Art. Along with entirely new photography and a fresh design, the book&#8217;s essays have been updated to incorporate recent discoveries \u2014 including the Wonoboyo hoard, one of the most important gold hoards ever excavated in Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Miksic, John N, Old Javanese Gold, 2nd revised ed., New Haven: Yale University Press, 2011. While ancient Javanese bronze and ironwork have long elicited interest, there is a lesser-known yet equally fascinating aspect of the Indonesian island&#8217;s history: gold artifacts, including jewelry, clothing accessories, statues, coins, and containers. 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