Pendant

Description

Pendant of gold inlaid with rubies and emeralds, beneath the central rock crystal a depiction of the Hindu goddess Devi, preceded by Hanuman, formerly in the possession of Maharajah Duleep Singh (1838-1893): Northern India, probably Rajasthan, 1800 - 1850

Museum reference

A.1911.471

Collection

World Culture

Object name

Pendant

Production information

Rajasthan, India, South Asia
India, South Asia

Date

First half 19th century

Materials

Gold, Ruby, Emerald, Crystal

Physical description

Gold with rubies and emeralds set around a miniature painting, under crystal; the back a gold box with hinged lid

Associations

Depicted: Hanuman
Depicted: Devi
Previous owner: Singh, Duleep, Maharaja, 1838 - 1893
Singh, Victor Duleep, Prince, 1866 - 1918
Auctioneer: Christie, Manson & Woods
Auctioneer: Spink & Son Ltd
Previous owner: Lindsay Carnegie, Donald, Major, 1840 - 1911
17th Bengal Cavalry

Exhibitions

• Artistic Legacies (08 Feb 2019)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Indian Encounters (14 Nov 2014 - 01 Mar 2015)
  National Museum of Scotland

• From Stromness to the Punjab: Sir John Login, Maharaja Duleep Singh and the Treasures of Lahore (01 Apr 2014 - 30 Sep 2014)
  Stromness Museum

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland

References

FRIEDERIKE VOIGT, ROSANNA NICOLSON AND LAURA BENNISON. 2017. ‘PANJAB CONNECTIONS’: A YOUNG ROOTS HERITAGE PROJECT AT NATIONAL MUSEUMS SCOTLAND. Journal of Museum Ethnography, no. 30, pp. 24-48

On display

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