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Pair of Anklets

c 1898-1905 (made)
Place of origin
Gujarat (made)

One of a pair of anklets, cast silver, chased and with an engraved inscription made at Dabhoi, near Baroda in the late l9th century.

Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Silver
Object type
Pair of anklets
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Anklet
  • Anklet
Materials and techniques
Cast silver, chased with an engraved inscription
Brief description
Pair of anklets, cast silver, chased with an engraved inscription, Baroda, c.1898-1905.
Physical description
Two anklets with terminals in the form of stylized aquatic monster (makara) heads by Hargovind Hira, Lohar (member of the blacksmiths' caste).
These enormously heavy anklets may never have been intended for wear. They are elaborately decorated with chased and engraved silver.
Dimensions
  • Left height: 10.5cm
  • Diameter: 14cm
  • Length: 15.7cm
  • Left weight: 1149g
  • Right height: 10.6cm
  • Width: 13.8cm
  • Length: 15.1cm
  • Weight: 1142g
Credit line
Bequeathed by Lord Curzon of Kedleston
Object history
Bequeathed by Lord Curzon of Kedleston, KG.
Production
Dabhoi, near Baroda
Summary
One of a pair of anklets, cast silver, chased and with an engraved inscription made at Dabhoi, near Baroda in the late l9th century.
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.99 GIOIELLI DALL'INDIA dai Moghul al Novecento, Milano, l996 page13, no96.
  • Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838 p. 52, pl. 3.3
  • Swallow, D., Stronge, S., Crill, R., Koezuka, T., editor and translator, "The Art of the Indian Courts. Miniature Painting and Decorative Arts", Victoria & Albert Museum and NHK Kinki Media Plan, 1993. p. 116, cat. no. 102
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IM.287-1927

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Record createdMarch 3, 2005
Record URL
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