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SOUTH INDIAN; INDIA

Bangle

circa 1850 - 1875

RCIN 11522

Trichinopoly was famed for its highly sculptural gold jewellery. The bangle depicts the heads of makara (mythical sea creatures), the two largest heads being inlaid with ruby eyes. The Prince purchased this bangle from a peddler, referred to as ‘boxwallah’ in William Howard Russell’s diary, and presented it to Queen Victoria as a birthday present.

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