Punjab earrings, India

Pair of high-grade silver earrings, from the Punjab Hills or Uttar Pradesh, India. They are also made traditionally in gold.

Late 19th or early 20th century.

Provenance: Old European collection.

Dimensions:

Size of each earring with dangles: 14,5 x 9 cm

Combined weight: 112 gr

Literature:

“Earrings. Ornamental identity and beauty in India”, Ganguly, Waltraud, B.R. Publishing Corporation, 2007

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