Ear Ornaments (Thandatti)
Brooklyn Museum photograph
Caption
Ear Ornaments (Thandatti), late 19th–early 20th century. Sheet gold hammered over a lac core , at longest point: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) mount (using deck mounts made in 2024 for Solid Gold): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 4.4 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien, 2002.119.19a-b. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
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Collection
Gallery
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Collection
Title
Ear Ornaments (Thandatti)
Date
late 19th–early 20th century
Geography
Possible place made: Tamil Nadu, India, Possible place made: Kerala, India
Medium
Sheet gold hammered over a lac core
Classification
Dimensions
at longest point: 1 3/4 in. (4.4 cm) mount (using deck mounts made in 2024 for Solid Gold): 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 1 3/4 in. (3.8 × 3.8 × 4.4 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. Alvin E. Friedman-Kien
Accession Number
2002.119.19a-b
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