Ear Ornament
ca. 1885 (made)
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Ear ornament (koppu) worn at the top of the ear. Gold with imitation pearls depending from the lower portion.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold with cluster of pearl simulants., probably essence d'orient over a lac core. |
| Brief description | Ear ornament (koppu), gold with a cluster of pearl simulants, Southern India, c.1885. |
| Physical description | Ear ornament (koppu) worn at the top of the ear. Gold with imitation pearls depending from the lower portion. |
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| Credit line | Purchased from the Colonial and Indian Exhibition held in London in 1886 |
| Object history | Purchased from the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, 1886; possibly bought in India for the exhibition by Caper Purdon Clarke in 1885. |
| Production | Southern India, recorded as from 'Madras', which may however refer to the Madras Presidency rather than the city (now Chennai). Ganguly observes that koppu with pendant pearls were 'fairly common in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh'. |
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| Accession number | IS.161-1886 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2005 |
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