Anklet (Paizeb), One of a Pair
Not on view
These gold anklets are made up of many small articulated balls that would jingle and move alongside the wearer. Such jewels would have been worn in the areas of Rajasthan, Malwa, and Madhya Pradesh as part of a suite of jewelry. The use of gold in these pieces indicates that these jewels were made for a person of privilege.
This jewel was formerly in the collection of American artist and designer Lockwood de Forest (1850β1932) who purchased many jeweled objects while traveling in India between 1879β1881. Today, his collection of Indian jewelry in the Met serves as a near-comprehensive assemblage of late nineteenth century bodily adornment.
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