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On display at V&A South Kensington
South Asia Gallery, Room 41

Earring

c.1880 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Madras (made)

Pair of ear ornaments in the form of cobras
(nagavadura).


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Accessories
SCRAN
Metalwork
Object type
Earring
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Earring
  • Earring
Materials and techniques
Cast gold wire and granulation, with applied stamped motifs.
Gold
Brief description
Gold earrings in the shape of a cobra, Madras, 19th century
Physical description
Pair of ear ornaments in the form of cobras
(nagavadura).
Dimensions
  • Each height: 2.8cm
  • Each diameter: .5in
  • At base diameter: 1.1cm
Production
Vellore, Tamil Nadu
Bibliographic references
  • Susan Stronge, Nima Smith, and J.C. Harle. A Golden Treasury : Jewellery from the Indian Subcontinent London : Victoria and Albert Museum in association with Mapin Publishing, Ahmedabad, 1988. ISBN: 0944142168 p.66 Ekaterina Schcherbina, ed., India: Jewels That Enchanted the World. Moscow Kremlin Museums, 2014, cat. 7, p. 52
  • Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838 p. 29, pl. 1.24
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.1939&A-1883

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Record createdMarch 27, 2003
Record URL
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