Toe Ring
19th century (made)
| Place of origin |
Toe ring with double spiral.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Toe ring, silver, 19th century, Sri Lanka. |
| Physical description | Toe ring with double spiral. |
| Dimensions |
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| Credit line | Given by Sir Everard im Thurn KCMG, CB, 39 Lexham Gardens, W |
| Object history | It is recorded that this would have been worn on the left foot by a Tamil dancing girl. |
| Bibliographic reference | Barnard, Nick, Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838
p. 112. pl. 6.5 centre |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IM.248-1913 |
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| Record created | May 21, 2009 |
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