Not on display

Necklace

mid 19th century (made)
Place of origin
Kerala (made)

Gold marriage necklace (nagapada thali) with cobra heads.

Object details

Categories
Jewellery
Metalwork
Gemstones
Glass
Object type
Necklace
Materials and techniques
Gold with cabuchon rubies and green glass
Brief description
Necklace, gold with rubies and green glass, Kerala, mid 19th century.
Physical description
Gold marriage necklace (nagapada thali) with cobra heads.
Dimensions
  • Excl.cords length: 33cm
  • With cords length: 102cm
  • Max. strung units. height: 2.6cm
Object history
Exhibited in the loan exhibition of Ancient and Modern Jewellery and Personal Ornaments, South Kensington Museum.
Purchased from Mrs. Marrable in 1872.
Production
Probably Malabar or Travancore, worn by Nayar women
Bibliographic references
  • Barnard, Nick, Indian Jewellery: The V&A Collection London: V&A Publishing, 2008 Number: ISBN 9781851774838 p. 98, pl. 4.16
  • Traditional jewelry of India / Oppi Untracht. London: Thames and Hudson Limited London, 1997 Number: 0500017808 p. 40, ill. 66.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
1221-1872

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Record createdMay 21, 2009
Record URL
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