Toe Ring
20th century (made)
| Place of origin |
A silver ring made from a spiral of flattened wire with an ornamntal element soldered onto the front. The decorative unit is made from four similar silver coins with an inscription in Urdu surrounding the number two 'Do' on the obverse with a plain reverse. These coins may have been minted in the State of Hyderabad before it was dissolved in 1956 after which time the state used the Indian Rupee denominations of coinage. There is a pointed bud finial in the centre mounted on a flat circle of silver with a border of punch marks together with four rosettes between the coins.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Silver |
| Brief description | Silver toe ring with coins inscribed in Urdu |
| Physical description | A silver ring made from a spiral of flattened wire with an ornamntal element soldered onto the front. The decorative unit is made from four similar silver coins with an inscription in Urdu surrounding the number two 'Do' on the obverse with a plain reverse. These coins may have been minted in the State of Hyderabad before it was dissolved in 1956 after which time the state used the Indian Rupee denominations of coinage. There is a pointed bud finial in the centre mounted on a flat circle of silver with a border of punch marks together with four rosettes between the coins. |
| Credit line | Given by Dr W. Ganguly |
| Object history | This 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. This ring came from a collection of 56 brass rings bought from a dealer, Thomas Morbe. They had previously belonged in a private collection in India. They had all been cleaned and lost any original patination. |
| Historical context | This ring was prabably worn by a Banjara or Lambadi woman |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.523-2019 |
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| Record created | March 11, 2016 |
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