Antique Indian silver enamel KADA bracelet, elephant heads, floral meenakari decoration, ethnic bangle
$624.54
Silver KADA bangle with a screw-fastened opening section, decorated with two confronting elephant heads with joined trunks. Pink and white flowers among green foliage cover the inner and outer surfaces, framed by blue dotted borders. Bezel-set pink cabochons punctuate the circumference. Attributed to northern India, probably Benares, this bracelet belongs to the meenakari enameling tradition associated with Mughal-style jewelry.
AGE: Early 20th century, attributed.
ORIGIN: Northern India, probably Benares (Varanasi).
MATERIAL: Silver, polychrome enamel, pink cabochons of unidentified material.
SIZE (inner diameter): 60 mm.
WEIGHT: 57 g.
TERMS AND CONDITIONS: Wear and localized enamel losses, visible on the inner surface and around the opening. Please examine the photographs.
REFERENCES: Oppi Untracht, Traditional Jewelry of India, Thames & Hudson, 1997; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Bracelet (Kangan), accession no. 15.95.11. General references for context and comparison.
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