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Necklace Bead and Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol

c. 150 BCE

India, Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh, Shunga period

(185–78 BCE)
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Medium
gold
Credit Line
John L. Severance Fund 1973.66
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Location
242A Ancient India
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Description

These exceptionally fine pieces of gold jewelry would have been strung on a necklace. The auspicious symbols on either side of the egg-shaped bead are in the form of full blown lotus flowers with the seed pods carefully detailed, and trident-shaped forms decorated with stylized palmette motifs emanate down from the lotuses.

Necklace Bead and Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol

c. 150 BCE

India, Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh, Shunga period (185–78 BCE)

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