Nose Ring, Bulak
20th century (made)
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Gold bulak of a crescent-shaped form with a short u-shaped loop for the right nostril. The piece has a gold sheet at the back onto which is applied patterns of granulation and wirework with a pale blue enamel crescent with irregular gold spots under a tear-drop shape filled with dark blue enamel.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Gold and enamel, Wirework and granulation |
| Brief description | Nose ring, bulak in gold and enamel from Himachal Pradesh |
| Physical description | Gold bulak of a crescent-shaped form with a short u-shaped loop for the right nostril. The piece has a gold sheet at the back onto which is applied patterns of granulation and wirework with a pale blue enamel crescent with irregular gold spots under a tear-drop shape filled with dark blue enamel. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | Dr Ganguly purchased this noe ornament from Michael Beste, a jewellery dealer, in December 2008 |
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| Accession number | IS.106-2019 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2015 |
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