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    Indian Silver Bead Necklace

    Gujarat, India
    19th-early 20th century

    length: 60cm, weight: 229g

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    This dramatic necklace of silver beads of graduated sizes strung on its original black cotton twisted and balled thread is very wearable.

    Each faceted bead is of sheet silver over a lac core. The age, wear, and occasional denting to the beads adds to their tactile nature.

    Such beads necklaces were produced in Gujarat.

    See Leurquin (2003, p. 231) for a less ornate example with even-sized beads.

    The necklace is in a stable, robust condition. Each bead has a fine patina. There is some fraying to the black cord around the fastening.

    References

    Leurquin, A., A World of Necklaces: Africa, Asia, Oceania, America from the Ghysels Collection, Skira, 2003.

    Untracht, O., Traditional Jewelry of India, Thames & Hudson, 1997.

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