Toe Ring
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A double toe ring with two brass hoops (one broken) soldered onto a rigid casting of three cones with flower head finials and simulated granulation and wrapped wirework with a pair of peacocks in between, one of which has lost its head.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver and copper alloy |
| Brief description | Silver toe ring from Madhya Pradesh |
| Physical description | A double toe ring with two brass hoops (one broken) soldered onto a rigid casting of three cones with flower head finials and simulated granulation and wrapped wirework with a pair of peacocks in between, one of which has lost its head. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This toe 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 a jewellery dealer, Michael Beste, in February 2012 for 340 Euros |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.479-2019 |
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| Record created | March 8, 2016 |
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