Silver, leaf-shaped pubic ornament. [JMC 25/6/2018]

Collection type: Object
Description: Silver, leaf-shaped pubic ornament. [JMC 25/6/2018]
Long description: Pubic ornament comprising a leaf-shaped silver plate with two suspension loops. The plate is slightly convex with a collared, six-lobed knop at the tip. The upper surface is decorated with a border and central vertical band of foliate fleurs-de-lis in relief, with the edge of the plate decorated with a series of notches. The underside is undecorated. At the top of the plate are two circular loops, each with a four-petalled flower ornament, and there is a further four-petalled flower near the tip, just above the knop. [JMC 25/6/2018]
Geographical reference: India
Asia > Southern Asia > India; Tamil Nadu Andhra Pradesh Telangana Kerala Karnataka
Person: Field collector Edwin Ray Lankester; PRM source Edwin Ray Lankester
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1893
Date collected: Before 1893
Acquisition information: Donated: 1893
Materials and processes: Material Silver Metal, Process Cast
Dimensions: Height: max 54 mm, Depth: max 10 mm, Width: max 43 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1893.43.1

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