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Pair of gold ear ornaments "thandatti", India, Tamil Nadu, Size: L: 3,7 cm B: 2,7 cm H 3 cm (L: 1.5 inch B: 1.1 inch H 1.2 inch), ID: 3051516
Pair of gold ear ornaments "thandatti", India, Tamil Nadu, Size: L: 3,7 cm B: 2,7 cm H 3 cm (L: 1.5 inch B: 1.1 inch H 1.2 inch), ID: 3051516 - 2/3 Pair of gold ear ornaments "thandatti", India, Tamil Nadu, Size: L: 3,7 cm B: 2,7 cm H 3 cm (L: 1.5 inch B: 1.1 inch H 1.2 inch), ID: 3051516 - 3/3
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Lot 445
Auction 103

Pair of gold ear ornaments "thandatti" ·  India, Tamil Nadu · ID: 3051516

sold EUR 1,300
Provenance
Erwin & Susanne Melchardt, Vienna, Austria
Size
L: 3,7 cm
B: 2,7 cm
H 3 cm
L: 1.5 inch
B: 1.1 inch
H 1.2 inch

Description

gold, 19 kt., 28 g, partly hollow, with gold beads and screw cap

These extravagant gold ear ornaments were gifted to a young woman by her parents on her wedding day, as part of her dowry. For the “western” collector, they are particularly captivating due to their modernist/cubist design language.

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