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Hair ornaments

Hair ornaments

  • Place of origin:

    Pune, India (and, made)
    Bangalore, India (and, made)

  • Date:

    ca. 1880 (made)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Gold worked in repousse, silver, lac

  • Museum number:

    IS.1879-1883

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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Physical description

Ornament representing the screwpine flower or a jewel,

Place of Origin

Pune, India (and, made)
Bangalore, India (and, made)

Date

ca. 1880 (made)

Materials and Techniques

Gold worked in repousse, silver, lac

Dimensions

Length: 6.6 cm, Width: 2.5 cm

Descriptive line

Head ornament, Gold worked in repoussé, c.1880, Pune.

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

Barnard, Nick. ‘Indian Jewellery : The V&A Collection’. London : V&A Publishing, 2008. ISBN 9781851774838,,page 28-29, pl.1.23.

Production Note

IS.1876, 1877 and 1879 all purchased in India for the Museum by Caspar Purdon Clarke in 1880-82.

Subjects depicted

Bird; Lotus; Vishnu; Snake (animal); Surya

Collection code

SSEA

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