Ear-rings
Title Ear-rings
Accession Number 49.262/12(a-b)
Museum Name National Museum, New Delhi
Gallery Name Jewellery
Object Type Jewellery
Main Material Gold
Manufacturing Technique Hand made
Country India
Find Place Sirkap, Taxila.
Period / Year of Work C 1st cent. BCE
Dimensions (a): 7.4 X 4.1cms. (b): 7 X 4.1 cms.
Brief Description

The earrings combines sheet gold and granulation of crescent form; the piece is hollow, with an inverted bud-shaped pendant suspended from it. This is attached to a moveable ring embossed with gold granules. The clasp in the form of a double- crescent pattern ornamented with decorative details.

The pendent drops are covered with fine granulation with clusters of gold granules at the end. The hollow crescent forms are filled with a solid lac or pitch.