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Armlet

Armlet

  • Place of origin:

    Mumbai, India (made)

  • Date:

    19th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Sheet gold with applied wire and moulded gold projecting cones.

  • Museum number:

    IS.1986-1883

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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Sheet gold with applied wire and moulded gold projecting cones. It goes back to the at least the Ajanta frescoes.

Physical description

The decorative features of this armlet are composed of applied wire and moulded gold projecting cones.

Place of Origin

Mumbai, India (made)

Date

19th century (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Sheet gold with applied wire and moulded gold projecting cones.

Dimensions

Height: 7.3 cm, Width: 6.5 cm

Descriptive line

Armlet in sheet gold and moulded gold projecting cones, Bombay 18th century.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Susan Stronge, Nima Smith & J.C.Harle: A Golden Treasury, jewellery from the Indian Subcontinent, 1988. page 92, no.87. Hankyu: The Arts of the Indian Courts, Osaka 1993, page no. 152, no. 135.

Collection code

SSEA

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Qr_O15454
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