Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs & Carpets
Arts of the Islamic World & India including Fine Rugs & Carpets
A FINE JADAI NAGAM, INDIA, TAMIL NADU, 19TH CENTURY
Auction Closed
June 10, 06:00 PM GMT
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A FINE JADAI NAGAM, INDIA, TAMIL NADU, 19TH CENTURY
comprising a long chain composed of panels linked through two strings on the reverse, of sheet gold, each worked in repoussé with lions, surmounted by an ornament featuring depictions of deities including Gajalakshmi and Krishna dancing on Kaliya, set with semi-precious stones, with three-part tasselled terminal with gold mounts
56cm.
Please note: Condition 9 of the Conditions of Business for Buyers for this sale is not applicable to this lot.
Anouska Hempel, Lady Weinberg. Acquired in London, 1988.
Originating in South India, this Jadai Nagam would have been worn by Bharatanatyam dancers (the dance of the maid-servants) along their long braid. Depicting Krishna dancing on the head of the king of snakes, Kaliya, this piece would hold strong ceremonial connotations. A similar Jadai Nagam, with its hanging terminal still intact, is in the Barbier-Mueller Museum, Geneva (inv. no.2504-106), illustrated in Krishnan and Kumar 2001, pp.96-97, no.137). A further similar piece sold in these rooms, 7 October 2015, lot 378.