Gold Tassel
15th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Sixteen stems in the form of narrow wire coils are hooked to a plate. Bunches of thin leaf-shaped foils, specially designed to be suspended through the coils, give the appearance of flowers.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | gold |
| Brief description | Burmese gold tassel ca. 15th century. Mon Period. |
| Physical description | Sixteen stems in the form of narrow wire coils are hooked to a plate. Bunches of thin leaf-shaped foils, specially designed to be suspended through the coils, give the appearance of flowers. |
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| Object history | Excavated by labourers when building barracks on the site of an old pagoda east of the Shwe Dagon, Rangoon in 1855. There is an opinion that the tassel formed part of the regalia of Queen Shin Sawbu (1453-1472). |
| Bibliographic reference | Sykes, Col.
Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society, 1860, p.298
Nandagopal, Choodamani. "Burmese Jewellery From the Collection of the V&A"
in The Art of Burma - New Studies ed. Donald M. Stadtner.
Marg Publications, Mumbai 1999. 178p., ill
ISBN: 81-85026-44-0 |
| Other number | 7596 - India Museum Slip Book |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 02753(IS) |
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| Record created | November 24, 1999 |
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