Pair of Gem-Set Enamelled Gold Bracelets with Addorsed Birds and Enamelled (Kundun) Floral Ornamentation on Interior
Date20th century
PeriodBritish India/Princely States
MediumEnameled gold, rubies, white zircons
DimensionsOverall: 3 1/8 in. (7.9cm)
ClassificationsJewelry
Credit LineGift of the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Courtesy of the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art.
Object number57.102a-b
DescriptionThese bangles, called kada, are inset with diamonds and white zircons and enameled in delicate designs. Their terminals are playfully decorated with two opposed, ruby-winged birds. Zoomorphic forms — especially birds — are common motifs in Mughal jewelry design. Rows of ruby rosettes surrounded by white zircons line the blue enameled outer face of the bangles. The inner faces are enameled with red flowers on a white ground. This design is associated with Jaipur, which was known as the center of enameling in India in the 1700s and the 1800s.On View
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19th century
