Headband with forehead ornament (tikka)
early 19th century
Object PlaceTamil Nadu, India
Medium/TechniqueGold links set with rubies; pendant with rubies, diamonds, emerald, and pearls
DimensionsLength: 37.9cm (14 15/16in.) necklace
Height x width x depth: 3.2 x 4.3 x 0.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 11/16 x 1/8 in.) pendant
Height x width x depth: 3.2 x 4.3 x 0.3 cm (1 1/4 x 1 11/16 x 1/8 in.) pendant
Credit LineBequest of Miss Ellen Starkey Bates
Accession number28.128
On View
Not on viewClassificationsJewelry / Adornment
ProvenanceGiven to the MFA by Miss Ellen Starkey Bates in 1928.
19th century
19th century
19th century
19th century
18th–19th century
18th century
about 1770
18th–19th century
19th–20th century
19th century
about 1979
19th century