Pendant with Cameo Portrait of The Emperor Shah Jehan
LNS 43 J
Original part fabricated from gold, set in kundan technique with rubies and a cameo (Layered agate, pinkish tan/white); the back fabricated from silver, engraved and inlaid with niello
Height including loop 37 mm; diameter 33 mm; thickness 8 mm
India; front Mughal, c. 6th decade 17th century ad; back Deccan (Hyderabad), 19th century AD
Photography by Bruce M. White
|
