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Bangle


Hollow gold bangle made in three sections (two halves and central bead) worked in repousse and set with rubies, Madras, c. 1850.


Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Gemstones
India Museum
Object type
Bangle
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.

  • Pair of Bangles
  • Bangle
Materials and techniques
Gold
Ruby
Brief description
Hollow gold bangle made in three sections (two halves and central bead) worked in repousse and set with rubies, Madras, c. 1850.
Dimensions
  • Width: 8.4cm
  • Height: 8.2cm
Object history
Acquired by the Indian Museum; transferred to the South Kensington Museum in 1879.
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.93 Thomas Holbein Hendley, Journal of Indian Art, volume XII, fig. 640. Nick Barnard, Indian Jewellery, V&A Publishing, 2008, pl. 3.12 p. 59.
  • 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. 156, cat. no. 142
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
03293A/(IS)

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Record createdJanuary 17, 2006
Record URL
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