Necklace
The practice of inlaying hardstones with gold and precious gemstones was a common artistic technique in jeweled arts from Mughal India. The seven rock crystal pendants of this necklace have been crafted in this technique, and here are inlaid with gold, rubies, sapphires, and quartz. Tiny seed pearls and emerald beads are suspended from the pendants, and the verso is ornamented with high quality meenakari, or enameling with red and green on a white ground. This particular palette was a specialty of Jaipur, the probable location where this piece was made.
Artwork Details
- Title: Necklace
- Date: 18th–19th century
- Geography: Made in Northern India, Jaipur
- Medium: Gold, pearls, precious and semi-precious stones
- Dimensions: H. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
H. 5 7/8 in. (15 cm)
D. 3/8 in. (1 cm)
L. 19 in. (48.26 cm) - Classification: Jewelry
- Credit Line: John Stewart Kennedy Fund, 1915
- Object Number: 15.95.73
- Curatorial Department: Islamic Art
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19th century
18th–19th century
18th century
dated 1023 AH/1614 CE
18th century
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