Toe Ring
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A ring made from tow lengths of silver wire soldered together with an ornamental unit of a silver lozenge and two trios of granules attached to the ring. The lozenge is decorated with a simple punched pattern of four triangles and a central circle.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Silver toe ring |
| Physical description | A ring made from tow lengths of silver wire soldered together with an ornamental unit of a silver lozenge and two trios of granules attached to the ring. The lozenge is decorated with a simple punched pattern of four triangles and a central circle. |
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| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This pair of toe rings 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 purchased from the Indian jewellery dealer, Mahendra, in November 2010. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.502-2019 |
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| Record created | March 8, 2016 |
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