India has lured those in quest of spices, gold, and precious gems throughout the ages. The principal trade routes across land and sea in the ancient world all led to India. As a repository of what was once the greatest concentration of mineral wealth on earth, this treasury of the world earned the epithet sone ki chidia, or ‘bird of gold.’ Spanning 5,000 years of this glorious legacy, Indian Jewellery: Dance of the Peacock takes an ethnographic approach, weaving in factual information with the many fascinating stories recounted by ancient travelers to India. This volume pays homage to the aesthetics of the patron and the virtuosity of the craftsman, and celebrates the human impulse to adorn. The richly illustrated images provide a spectacular visual panorama, with each item of jewelry meticulously photographed to set off its technical and aesthetic nuance. Accessing collections that have never been documented before, this volume showcases some of the most outstanding examples of Indian jewelry from all over the world.

336 pages, 579 illustrations (546 in full color), 9 1/4 in. x 13 in. Hardcover; clothbound, with jacket.

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Indian Jewellery: Dance of the Peacock
03-020211
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