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String of Beads

c.1853 (made)
Place of origin

Necklace, pinkish grey chalcedony

Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
chalcedony
Brief description
Necklace, pinkish grey chalcedony, c.1853, Southern India
Physical description
Necklace, pinkish grey chalcedony
Marks and inscriptions
  • Transliteration
Object history
Probably in the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1855, transferred from the Inadia Museum in 1879.
Production
Southern India.possibly Madras.
Bibliographic reference
Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838 pp.36-37, pl. 2.7
Collection
Accession number
08350(IS)

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Record createdDecember 8, 2005
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