Une paire de boucles d'oreilles "thandatti" ·  Inde, Tamil Nadu · ID: 3051516

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.