TWO PAIRS OF ANCIENT BLUE GLASS EARRINGS, DONG SONVietnam / Southern China, Dong Son Culture, c. 800 BC – 200 AD. Comprising two pairs of crescent-shaped earrings made from translucent glass of striking lapis lazuli blue to sea blue colors. Condition: Good condition with expected wear. Provenance: The collection of The Zelnik István Southeast Asian Gold Museum. Institutional art collection in Belgium, acquired from the above. Dr. István Zelnik, President of the Hungarian South and Southeast Asian Research Institute, is a former high-ranking Hungarian diplomat who spent several decades in Southeast Asia, building the largest known private collection of Asian art in Europe. Weight: 11.8 g (total) Dimensions: Height 1.4 cm – 3.2 cm