Necklace

29-235-42

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 29-235-42
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian
Provenience India
Section Asian
Materials Thread | Brass
Description

Three large hollow gilt beads, separated by cloth ones bound with metal wire on purple red cord. Purple thread cord with seven beads. Three large brass beads with scallop-shell shape. Alternating with these are two beads made of white thread looped into bead shape with gold thread holding it together. On either end of brass beads are horn-shaped thread "beads" witgh gold threads wrapped around white thread to shape bead and later wrapped around cord to hold bead in place. Horn shaped bead is 5 cm long.

Credit Line Bequest of Maxwell Sommerville, 1904
Other Number 92-1-194 - Found in Collection Number

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