Picture credit – Michael Beste
Posted by – Michael Beste
A pair of gold ear ornaments, with the design suggestive of a three-dimensional Mandala. From India.
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Tags: ear ornaments, earrings, gold, India, Indian gold, Indian Jewellery, mandala
these earrings are called Thandatta,
Traditionally worn around Madurai, Tamil Nadu.
The different parts are made hammering very pure (22K) gold sheet and soldered together. The earrings are then filled with a special wax.