Anklet
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This bazuband, or upper arm band, is made of a myriad of tiny seed pearls, strung together to form dome-shaped ornaments, embellished with small emeralds, rubies and diamonds. Armlets were an important element in the suite of jewels worn in India. This jewel would have been worn as one of a pair on each bicep, and the tassels would have hung on the backside of the arm.
This ornament was formerly in the collection of American artist and designer Lockwood de Forest (1850–1932) who purchased many items while traveling in India between 1879–1881. He collected many different examples of jewelry from India, including several of the same type. Today, his assemblage in the Met serves as an in-depth study collection of Indian jewelry from the late nineteenth century.
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