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Ring
The collection record classifies this work as jewelry. It is dated 1700s. Recorded culture or place: India, Mughal Dynasty (1526–1756).
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- Museum title
- Ring
- Date
- 1700s
- Culture / origin
- India, Mughal Dynasty (1526–1756)
- Materials and technique
- Gold, colored glass, rubies, and enamel
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 2.6 cm (1 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1944.67
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
From the beginning of Emperor Jahangir’s reign in 1605, Mughal court culture became increasingly focused on jewels. Gems were the source of much of the court’s wealth, and the diamond mines of the southern regions of the Deccan provided financial incentives for Mughal conquest of those territories. According to European diplomatic accounts, gems were the preferred gift to the emperor. Rubies, like those set into this ring, were imported from Myanmar and Central Asia and were the preferred gems of Mughal royalty, alongside emeralds.
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