http://collection.shangrilahawaii.org/internal/media/dispatcher/44120/fullDiamond, Pearl, and Sapphie Necklace with Quatrefoil Motifs and Enamelled (Kundun) Floral Ornamentation on Reverse19th centuryOverall: 6 1/2 x 8 1/2 in. (16.5 x 21.6cm)
Other (length of cord, each side): 11 1/2 in. (29.2cm)Enameled gold, diamonds, sapphire beads, pearls, seed pearls, blue glass beads, silk cordGift of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Courtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.57.551This necklace is strung with enameled beads inlaid with uncut diamonds and fringed with round sapphire beads and seed pearls. Sapphires are rarely used on their own in traditional Indian jewelry. Associated with shani, or Saturn, the stone was believed to hold unwieldy power.Jewelry0E-1021.59000000000E-1016.51000000000E-100E-101647705049