jewels of the peacock
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Jhanjhar, Rajasthan, 19th century
Single piece. The second part of the pair
may have been pawned in bad times. This piece is not
one of the permanent adornments of a married woman, but
may have been part of her bridal dowry or gift
on an auspicious ocassion .
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