Earplug
19th century (made)
Place of origin |
Ear plug of hollow gold, set with pale cabochon rubies. Jewelled on the lotus- flower top and the wheel-shaped base.
Object details
Object type | |
Materials and techniques | gold, cabochon rubies |
Brief description | kammal; Jewellery, gold ruby, Nazira Assam, C17 |
Physical description | Ear plug of hollow gold, set with pale cabochon rubies. Jewelled on the lotus- flower top and the wheel-shaped base. |
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Credit line | Bought (Source not recorded) |
Object history | Found at Charaideo, Nazira, on the border of Nagaland, in the tomb of one of the last queens of the Aham (Shan) dynasty. |
Collection | |
Accession number | 864A-1907 |
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Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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