MUGHAL OR DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY

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AN INDIAN RUBY AND DIAMOND INSET GOLD ARMBAND (BAZUBAND)
MUGHAL OR DECCAN, 18TH CENTURY
Comprised of three curved rectangular panels, each end panel with cusped outer edge, each inlaid with a central diamond within a band of rubies flanked by diamond petals forming a rosette, coloured floral sprays radiating to all sides, on a gold ground with finely engraved floral detailing, attachment loop at each end, the reverse plain
4¼in. (10.7cm.) long

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Lot Essay

The form of this bazuband and the basic technique is very similar to a much finer example with figures of Krishna and other deities in the al-Sabah Collection, attributed to Mughal workshops of the 3rd-4th decade of the 17th century (Manuel Keene and Salam Kaoukji, Treasury of the World, London, 2001, no.5.4, p.58)

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