Gujarat gold bracelets, India

Extraordinary crescent-shaped woman’s bracelets made of a thick hammered sheet of gold 19kt from Gujarat, India, with exceptional quality and patina.  Some sources mention that these types of bracelets were probably used by widows of some specific communities. Both are decorated with circular punch marks.

Provenance: European collection.

From the 19th century or earlier.

Dimensions:

Size: 11 x 9 cm
Inner Diameter: 5,7 cm
Back gap: 3,3 cm

Weight: 161,6 gr

Literature:

“Bracelets ethniques d’afrique, d’Asie d’Océanie et d’Amérique”, van Cutsem, Anne, Skira, 2002
“Ethnic Jewellery: From Africa, Asia and Pacific Islands”, Hoek, C., et al, Pepin Press, 2004

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