Pendant Amulet
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Scalloped-edged, arrow-shaped silver amulet die-stamped with a design of Vishnu's feet set in a square and enamelled in blue and green with a border in yellow. This particular arrowhead form is a shape that Untracht (1997) describes as a Mughal development from ancient prototypes, all with apotropaic capacities.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver, enamel, die-stamping, |
| Brief description | Silver amulet with enamelled decoration of 'Vishnupada'. |
| Physical description | Scalloped-edged, arrow-shaped silver amulet die-stamped with a design of Vishnu's feet set in a square and enamelled in blue and green with a border in yellow. This particular arrowhead form is a shape that Untracht (1997) describes as a Mughal development from ancient prototypes, all with apotropaic capacities. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This pendant is part of the large donation of Indian folk jewellery from Dr Waltraud Ganguly which was collected over the last few decades before her death in 2015 from dealers in both India and Europe, in parallel with extensive fieldwork she carried out in the Indian Sub-Continent. |
| Bibliographic reference | Traditional jewelry of India / Oppi Untracht. London: Thames and Hudson Limited London, 1997 Number: 0500017808
pp102-103 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.155-2019 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2015 |
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