Pair of Diamond-Inset Enamelled Gold and Seed-Pearl Cluster Earrings
Date20th century
PeriodBritish India/Princely States
MediumEnameled gold, diamonds, seed pearls
DimensionsOverall: 2 1/8 x 5/8 in. (5.4 x 1.6cm)
ClassificationsJewelry
Credit LineGift of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Courtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Object number57.93a-b
DescriptionThis pair of earrings is composed of clusters of seed pearls dangling from enameled stud earrings decorated in green and white enamel and set with uncut diamonds. Pearls have been used in traditional Indian jewelry since ancient times. Although pearl fisheries existed off the coast of south India, the most abundant source of pearls was the Persian Gulf.
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