Nose Ring
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A large gold nose ring, called a bali, with a facetted gold loop with a hook, and an eye made from the twisted end of the ring as a fastening. It is decorated with a gold grannulated disc with a turquoise blue glass inset bead soldered onto a beaten part of the ring. There are also two gold facetted balls, three granulated rings and a red glass bead threaded onto the ring adjacent to the eye.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | granulated and beaten gold with glass decoration. |
| Brief description | gold and glass nose ring from Rajasthan |
| Physical description | A large gold nose ring, called a bali, with a facetted gold loop with a hook, and an eye made from the twisted end of the ring as a fastening. It is decorated with a gold grannulated disc with a turquoise blue glass inset bead soldered onto a beaten part of the ring. There are also two gold facetted balls, three granulated rings and a red glass bead threaded onto the ring adjacent to the eye. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | Bought by Dr Ganguly from the jewellers, amrapali, in Jaipur, in July 2007 |
| Historical context | Rings of this type typically worn by Jat or Gurjar women. |
| Bibliographic reference | Ganguly, W., Nose Rings of India, Delhi, 2015
p. 88, illus |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.274-2019 |
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| Record created | May 19, 2015 |
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