Head Ornament
c.1880 (made)
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Hair ornament in gold backed with silver, and the interior filled with lac.
Ornament combining a crescent moon with a nagaraja (Nagari-jadapillai)
Ornament combining a crescent moon with a nagaraja (Nagari-jadapillai)
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Materials and techniques | Gold backed with silver, the interior filled with lac |
Brief description | Gold head ornament, Pune, c.1880 |
Physical description | Hair ornament in gold backed with silver, and the interior filled with lac. Ornament combining a crescent moon with a nagaraja (Nagari-jadapillai) |
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Production | All purchased in India for the Museum by Caspar Purdon Clarke in 1880-82. |
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Accession number | IS.1876-1883 |
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Record created | March 27, 2003 |
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