Shoulder Pins

92-1-100A

From: India

Curatorial Section: Asian

Object Number 92-1-100A
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Indian | Islamic
Provenience India
Section Asian
Materials Metal
Description

Pair of shoulder pins. Each one has: 1) circular sun shaped metal piece with a hole at center and 14 (A)/15(B) triangular "petals," one side of each has incised design 2) pin attached to center rim approx 4cm long 3) 3(A)/2(B) dangles approx 9cm long made up of chains with triangular pendants, each one has four holes in the "petals" as if originally each one may have had four dangles, one side of each pendant incised with linear decoration.

Credit Line Received from various sources, pre-1992

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