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• Hand-Cut and
Hand-Faceted Garnet Bicone Gemstones
• Handcrafted Antique Coin Silver Floral Pendant with Drop,
Circa early 1900s (Origin: India; Collected: India)
• Handcrafted Sterling Silver Toggle Clasp from Thailand
• Sterling Silver Findings
• Finished with Silver French Bullion
• Length: 16”
N0908-112: $245.00
(free S&H)
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INDIAN FLORAL
PENDANT WITH DROP: The origins of Indian jewelry lie buried in
antiquity. Archaeological finds reveal a wealth of ornaments
and statuettes wearing ornaments indicating an unbroken
jewelry tradition. As far back as ancient times, Indian
jewelry was worn as decoration, as well as religious
adornments. Much Indian jewelry was subject to tribal
variation and still has strong ritual significance. It is
enjoined on parents to include a certain amount of jewelry in
a daughter’s dowry. At the time of her marriage, an Indian
woman puts on jewelry which is removed only when she becomes a
widow or at the time of her death. Both Indian men and women
often wear amulets. An amulet box is essentially a portable
shrine, case or locket which may hold a charm, lock of hair,
relic, prayer or other items of devotion. An amulet can also
be a lucky piece of jewelry or ordinary object that supposedly
protects its wearer against evil, injury, disease, bad luck or
negative forces. Amulets date back to early man and are very
common to several religions. The idea that a part of something
or an object resembling something else can influence the
course of events is deeply ingrained in many societies. This
particular pendant exhibits a floral motif, which is quite
often a style associated with Indian jewelry. The most common
flower depicted is the lotus but the rose is also portrayed.
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