Pair of Makara Bracelets

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CultureIndian, Deccan

Titles

Pair of Makara Bracelets

Date17th century

MediumGold, diamonds, and cloisonné enamel

DimensionsOverall (each): 4 × 4 × 1 in. (10.2 × 10.2 × 2.5 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Alfred C. Glassell, Jr. Accessions Endowment

Object number2023.478.1,.2

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Department

Asian Art

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

ProvenanceReputed to be from a royal Mughal Collection acquired in Jaipur; purchased by Hiralal Parakh (died 1996) in the 1930s [1]; by heritance to his son, Ajay Kumar Parakh; [Karan Exports, Hong Kong, 2023]; purchased by MFAH, 2023.

[1] Jewelers based in Hong Kong and the US.
Exhibition HistoryNever been exhibited.
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