South Indian Ritual Necklace (Gowrishankaram)

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South Indian Ritual Necklace (Gowrishankaram)

Dateearly 19th century

Medium22 Karat gold sheet, silver, diamonds, rubies, pearls, rudraksha seeds and pink foil

DimensionsOverall: 16 5/8 × 6 7/16 × 1 3/4 in. (42.3 × 16.4 × 4.4 cm)

Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by Friends of Asian Art

Object number2025.287

Current Location

The Caroline Wiess Law Building

106M Lovett Gallery

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Department

Asian Art

Object Type

JEWELRY & ADORNMENT

Provenance[Maharaja of Mysore]; [F. John Barlow Collection c. 1970 to 2011]; [Waddington Auctions, Lot 185, Canada, December 2010]; [Sue Ollemans, 2010]; [Nancy Wiener, about 2012]; [Francesca Galloway, London]; purchased by MFAH, 2025.
Exhibition HistoryN/A
Published References N/A Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks

There is an inscription on the reverse of the clasp and of the pectoral with details of the donor/owner/and or maker.

[Reverence to Ganapathi]
Sivamayam
Cēvu. Rāma [Cēvukaṉ / Rāmacāmi / Rāmanātaṉ / Rāmaiyā]

[Reverence to Ganapathi]
Sivamayam
Cēvu. Rāma [Cēvukaṉ / Rāmacāmi / Rāmanātaṉ / Rāmaiyā]
The 23rd of Āvaṇi, in the year Piramatica [1810-11?]
A gowrisangam, front face and back face, etc. pavun [sovereign] gold, 62/92 vicam

Stamped on verso of gold center element and on verso of gold clasp element

Catalogue raisonnéF. John Barlow Mineral collection book, published in 1996 (See pp. 177 and 179)

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