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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1895.623
People
Peter Orr
Title
"Swami-style" Necklace
Classification
Jewelry
Work Type
necklace
Date
mid 19th century
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Tamil Nadu
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/232521

Physical Descriptions

Medium
22 karat gold-plated
Dimensions
5.72 x 51.44 cm (2 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Mrs. William Hayes Fogg, New York, NY, Bequest to Fogg Art Museum, 1895.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Bequest of Mrs. William Hayes Fogg
Accession Year
1895
Object Number
1895.623
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Linked openwork, 11 teardrop-shaped links on top, 9 on bottom; pendant oval with relief of goddess and snakes, also goddess on clasp. Depicts two standing frontal figures and peacock; Kumara, one of Shiva's sons mounted on a peacock (right of centre) with attendant figures.

Exhibition History

  • Silver and Shawls: India, Europe, and the Colonial Art Market, Harvard University Art Museums, Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Cambridge, 08/27/2005 - 01/29/2006

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