Anklet
ca. 1880 (made)
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Anklet. A multitude of small silver grelots are suspended from the flexible anklet, which appears on the outer surface as a pattern of diamond-shaped discs. The links on the inner surface of the anklet are arranged in a pattern resembling brickwork. A loop-in-loop chain runs along the top and the anklet is closed by a clasp .
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Materials and techniques | Silver |
Brief description | Anklet, silver, Ajmer, Rajasthan, c.1880. |
Physical description | Anklet. A multitude of small silver grelots are suspended from the flexible anklet, which appears on the outer surface as a pattern of diamond-shaped discs. The links on the inner surface of the anklet are arranged in a pattern resembling brickwork. A loop-in-loop chain runs along the top and the anklet is closed by a clasp . |
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Object history | Purchased in India in 1880-2 for the South Kensington Museum (now V&A) by Caspar Purdon Clarke, who subsequently became Keeper of the Indian Section and later Director of the Museum. |
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Accession number | IS.885-1883 |
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Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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