Necklace
mid 19th century (made)
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| Place of origin |
This necklace is of a type worn by women in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir State in India. Ladakh, on the western edge of the Tibetan plateau, stood for centuries on main trade routes between India and central Asia and Tibet. While much of its material culture is strongly Tibetan, some forms, such as the cylindrical amulets hanging from this necklace, are Indian in type and show southerly contacts.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Silver and coral |
| Brief description | 8 amulets; Jewellery, silver coral beads, Tibet |
| Physical description | A necklace consisting of coral beads interspersed with cylindrical silver amulet cases in conjoined pairs. |
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| Summary | This necklace is of a type worn by women in Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir State in India. Ladakh, on the western edge of the Tibetan plateau, stood for centuries on main trade routes between India and central Asia and Tibet. While much of its material culture is strongly Tibetan, some forms, such as the cylindrical amulets hanging from this necklace, are Indian in type and show southerly contacts. |
| Bibliographic reference | John Clarke: Jewellery of Tibet and Himalayas, V&A Publications
ISBN 1 85177 4238, 2004, page35-36. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 03070(IS) |
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| Record created | February 24, 2004 |
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