Bracelet (Valai)

CultureIndian
Titles
  • Bracelet (Valai)
Date19th century
PlaceKerala, India
PlaceTamil Nadu, India
MediumEmbossed gold with rubies
Dimensions1 3/8 × 3 1/8 × 3 in. (3.5 × 7.9 × 7.6 cm)
Credit LineGift of Alfred C. Glassell, Jr.
Object number2004.2401
Non exposé

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Provenance[Francois Rabier, 1993][1]; purchased by Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. (1913-2008), Houston, 1994-2004; given to MFAH, 2004.

[1]Glassell Inventory, described on 8/20/93.

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