Elephant Bangle
18th-19th century
Maker Unknown
Asian Art
Enamel on gold is a landmark of Indian art, and this bangle epitomizes the work of Benares enamellers, characterized by pink and white flowers, from about 1780 to the early nineteenth century. A piece of jewelry such as this would have been a prized luxury item worn by a man.
- Maker/Artist
- Maker Unknown
- Classification
- Jewelry
- Formatted Medium
- Gold with enamel, diamonds, rubies
- Locations
- Place made: Varanasi (Benares), Uttar Pradesh, India
- Dimensions
- 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (9.5 × 9.5 cm) inner diameter: 2 15/16 in. (7.5 cm) outer diameter: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm) mount: 11 1/2 × 3 5/8 × 2 1/4 in. (29.2 × 9.2 × 5.7 cm)
- Departments
- Asian Art
- Accession Number
- 2005.2
- Credit Line
- Purchase gift of Samuel S. and Diane P. Stewart
- Rights Statement
- Creative Commons-BY
- Museum Location
- Asian Galleries, Arts of South Asia, 2nd floor
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