Marriage Pendant
20th century (made)
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A marriage pendant, thali, made from a sheet of stamped openwork gold with a goose in the central part under two confronted peacocks. Two rings are attahced to the back through which the pendant would have been threaded on to a necklace.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | gold |
| Brief description | Gold marriage pendant, thali, from Madurai, Tamil Nadu |
| Physical description | A marriage pendant, thali, made from a sheet of stamped openwork gold with a goose in the central part under two confronted peacocks. Two rings are attahced to the back through which the pendant would have been threaded on to a necklace. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This amulet is part of the large donation of Indian folk jewellery from Dr Waltraud Ganguly which was collected over the last few decades before her death in 2015 from dealers in both India and Europe, in parallel with extensive fieldwork she carried out in the Indian Sub-Continent. It was bought in Madurai from a Chettiar jeweller R.M.Appavu from the shop, ‘Sonar Mahal’, 156-158 South Avani Moola St, 26th December 1996, along with four other thalis, Prov.9523-2016, 9524-2016 , 9522-2016 and Prov.504-2015 on the same occasion. The orignal bills were acquired with the objects and set out the cost of the metal separately from the manufacturing charges. The gold for this piece cost 977.68 Rupees and the manufacturing costs were 222.32 Rupees, totalling together 1200 Rupees. |
| Historical context | The tying of a thali onto a necklace of a bride is part of the marriage ceremony in Tamil Nadu and the pendant differs in appearance according to the sect or religion of the wearer. |
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| Accession number | IS.166-2019 |
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| Record created | April 29, 2015 |
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