Ear Cover
20th century (made)
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A pair of oblong ornamental ear covers with a repoussé design of a flowering plant stem within a bead border. Each cover has a hole for a fastening in the border at the top.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 2 parts.
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| Materials and techniques | silver repoussé |
| Brief description | Pair of silver ear covers for a temple figurine |
| Physical description | A pair of oblong ornamental ear covers with a repoussé design of a flowering plant stem within a bead border. Each cover has a hole for a fastening in the border at the top. |
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| Credit line | Given by W.Ganguly |
| Object history | This pair of ear covers 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. |
| Historical context | Ear ornaments used for decorating a temple figurine. |
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| Accession number | IS.575:1&2-2019 |
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| Record created | April 26, 2016 |
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