Ear Ornament
c.1870 (made)
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Ear ornament (koppu) worn at the top of the ear with granule openwork decoration worn by Tamil women of Northern Sri Lanka.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 4 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | Gold with granulation and openworl panels. |
| Brief description | Ear ornament, gold with granulation, Sri Lanka, c. 1870. |
| Physical description | Ear ornament (koppu) worn at the top of the ear with granule openwork decoration worn by Tamil women of Northern Sri Lanka. |
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| Credit line | Given by H. M. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851 |
| Object history | On loan to the South Kensington Museum from 1876 and acquired in 1920. Information recorded in the acquisition register, "Of a type worn by Tamil women of north Sri Lanka." Given by H. M. Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. R.P. 1920-8261, 1915-463M and 1918-1736 |
| Bibliographic reference | Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838
p. 20, pl. 1.12 |
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| Accession number | IM.439A/2-1920 |
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| Record created | December 8, 2005 |
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