Each ear pendant set with variously-shaped table-cut foil-backed diamonds and red stones, seed pearls, green, red, white and blue enamel, yellow metal, enamel with deficiencies throughout

Size/Dimensions: 27.5 cm (10⁷⁄₈ in)
Gross Weight: 209.4 grams

Please note that the above description is based on a random testing of the transparent stones and other colorless stones may be present.

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 6 October 1999, lot 189.
Acquired by Ann and Gordon Getty from the above.

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Traditionally, a woman adorned herself to portray the status of her husband’s wealth. Earrings had a significant role to play and were made in several distinct styles, the most prominent of which is the dome-shaped ‘jhumka’. This form, pervasive throughout India, was derived from Mughal architectural monuments like the dome-covered mosques, the example being the Taj Mahal. This concept became more popular in the 18th and 19th centuries when they were further embellished.