Nose Ring
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
The gold nath has a curved fish design with a peacock above. The fish is set in kundan with red glass and an edging of small turquoise stones beneath with a fringe of blue glass and seed pearls hanging in pairs on twisted gold wire. The gold loop has two attached bird-like elements inset with red and green glass with seed pearls strung on gold wire encircling them. A red glass bead and two pearls are slotted between these decorative elements. The reverse of the main part of the ring repeats the design of fish and peacock in a thin sheet of dye-stamped gold with a lac filling.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Gold, pearls and glass. Kundan and die-stamping |
| Brief description | Nose ring, nath, in gold, with glass, turquoise and pearls from Himachal Pradesh |
| Physical description | The gold nath has a curved fish design with a peacock above. The fish is set in kundan with red glass and an edging of small turquoise stones beneath with a fringe of blue glass and seed pearls hanging in pairs on twisted gold wire. The gold loop has two attached bird-like elements inset with red and green glass with seed pearls strung on gold wire encircling them. A red glass bead and two pearls are slotted between these decorative elements. The reverse of the main part of the ring repeats the design of fish and peacock in a thin sheet of dye-stamped gold with a lac filling. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This nose ring 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 from Mahendra in December 2008 for 1300 Euros |
| Historical context | Dr Ganguly records that 'Along the foothills of the Himalayas as well as in the Punjab and Chamba a fish and peacock design is found which signals the wish for fertility and matrimonial happiness.' |
| Bibliographic reference | Ganguly, W., Nose Rings of India, Delhi, 2015
p.58, illus. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.392-2019 |
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| Record created | June 23, 2015 |
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