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View full screenPendant of gilded silver, with parrots flanking a central rock crystal with the depiction of a Hindu deity beneath, set with rubies, rock crystals and glass stones over coloured foil, formerly in the possession of Maharajah Duleep Singh (1838-1893): Northern India, probably Punjab, 19th century
A.1911.472
India, South Asia
19th century
Gold, Crystal, Diamond, Ruby, Emerald
Gold with crystals or diamonds, rubies and emeralds around a figure of a Hindu god in gold under crystal; back of embossed gold
Previous owner: Singh, Duleep, Maharaja, 1838 - 1893
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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