Pair of Gem-Set Enamelled Gold Bracelets with Confronted Elephant Heads and Enamelled (Kundun) Floral Ornamentation on Interior
Date19th century
PeriodBritish India/Princely States
MediumEnameled gold, rubies, diamonds
DimensionsOverall: 3 5/16 in. (8.4cm)
ClassificationsJewelry
Credit LineGift of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Courtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Object number57.76a-b
DescriptionThese bangles, called kada, are inset with diamonds and white zircons and decorated with delicate designs in enamel. Playful elephant heads meet at their terminals. Both the outer and inner face of the bangles are decorated in light pink and white flowers in enamel. The practice of enameling the inner face of jewelry is characteristic of Jaipur, which was the center of enameling in India in the 1700s and 1800s.On View
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