Jewellery
Ear Ornament
ca.1850 (made)
ca.1850 (made)
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One of a pair of ear ornaments (karanphul): Rosettes and hemispherical ornaments. Enamelled gold and silver, set with quartz with seed pearls, blue glass beads and red glass pendants.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Title | Jewellery |
| Materials and techniques | Enamelled gold and silver, set with quartz with seed pearls, blue glass beads and red glass pendants. |
| Brief description | One of a pair of ear ornaments (karanphul), enamelled gold, and silver, set with quartz |
| Physical description | One of a pair of ear ornaments (karanphul): Rosettes and hemispherical ornaments. Enamelled gold and silver, set with quartz with seed pearls, blue glass beads and red glass pendants. |
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| Bibliographic reference | 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.63
Susan Stronge, Nima Smith and J.C.Harle: A Golden Treasury, Jewellery from the Indian Subcontinent, London, Ahmedabad, Middletown, 1988. |
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| Accession number | 03305A/(IS) |
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| Record created | February 24, 2005 |
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