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Earrings

Earrings

  • Place of origin:

    Nepal (made)

  • Date:

    19th century (made)

  • Artist/Maker:

    Unknown (production)

  • Materials and Techniques:

    Silver and copper-gilt with imitation glass stones and pearls

  • Museum number:

    IM.149&A-1910

  • Gallery location:

    In Storage

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A pair of earrings used to decorate a religious image in the Kathmandu Valley or in Tibet and made by Newar craftsmen. Newar goldsmiths sometimes mixed glass imitation and real stones or pearls as here.

Physical description

A round earring of silver and copper-gilt with glass imitation stones and seed pearls.

Place of Origin

Nepal (made)

Date

19th century (made)

Artist/maker

Unknown (production)

Materials and Techniques

Silver and copper-gilt with imitation glass stones and pearls

Dimensions

Diameter: 5.5 cm

Descriptive line

Pair of earrings, silver etc. Nepal, 18th or 19th century.

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

John Clarke: Jewellery of Tibet and Himalayas, V&A Publications ISBN 1 85177 4238, 2004, page 115, no.114

Materials

Silver; Glass beads; Copper-gilt; Seed pearls

Categories

Jewellery

Collection code

SSEA

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