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Mughal-Style Carved Emerald Pendant
Indian workshop · 19th century
A leaf carved into stone that wanted to be a leaf. The drill holes were made for an earlier setting — the stone has outlived at least three arrangements of itself, like all good heirlooms.
- Maker
- Indian workshop
- Period
- 19th century
- Origin
- India
- Medium
- Emerald, gold, seed pearls
- Dimensions
- PENDANT 4 CM
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