Bead
c. 1850 (made)
| Place of origin |
This carnelian bead was fashioned in Chennai (Madras) in the mid- to late 19th century. Traditionally, most of the fashioning process was accomplished using bow-driven, abrasive-charged discs, wheels and drills. A vast majority of the raw material is routinely subjected to heat-treatment to dry it and to permanently intensify the colour.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Carnelian, ground to shape and polished using abrasives and the hole was probably made using a bow-drill. |
| Brief description | Bead, elliptical, carnelian, cut and polished, for jewellery, Madras India, c. 1850 |
| Physical description | An elliptical bead with an octagonal cross-section and with a longitudinal drill hole. |
| Dimensions |
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| Object history | Formerly in The India Museum in London and transferred to the South Kensington Museum (later renamed The Victoria & Albert Museum) in 1879. |
| Summary | This carnelian bead was fashioned in Chennai (Madras) in the mid- to late 19th century. Traditionally, most of the fashioning process was accomplished using bow-driven, abrasive-charged discs, wheels and drills. A vast majority of the raw material is routinely subjected to heat-treatment to dry it and to permanently intensify the colour. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 08270:1/(IS) |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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