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
18th–19th century
19th century
19th–20th century
18th century
about 1770
mid-18th century