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Pendant with Chain
The collection record classifies this work as jewelry. It is dated 1700s. Recorded culture or place: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur.
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- Museum title
- Pendant with Chain
- Date
- 1700s
- Culture / origin
- Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur
- Materials and technique
- Gold, emerald, diamonds, enamel, and pearl
- Dimensions
- Overall: 7.4 x 4.8 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
- Artist / maker
- Not specified by the museum
- Museum
- The Cleveland Museum of Art
- Accession number
- 1966.515
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The following description is reproduced from the Cleveland Museum of Art’s original English record.
The central emerald has been subtly incised with a many-petaled lotus flower, a symbol of the sun, suggesting the radiance of the outsize gem. The enameling on the back depicts a peacock with a pair of peahens amid flowers. Peacocks signal the monsoon rains. The refined use of enamel indicates that this piece was assembled in the specialized workshops of Jaipur, but the size of the emerald suggests that it was made for imperial use.
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The Cleveland Museum of Art · Bequest of Anne Jessop Smith · CC0
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