TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900

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A PAIR OF THANDATTI EAR ORNAMENTS
TAMIL NADU, SOUTH INDIA, CIRCA 1900
Of geometric form, with gold sheet over a resin core
2 ¾ in. (7 cm.) wide

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Please note the description in the printed catalogue is incorrect. The correct description is: A PAIR OF THANDATTI EAR ORNAMENTS.

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Lot Essay

These ear ornaments represent the harmonious working together of the three worlds which exist in Hindu belief. The First World is the physical universe, the Second World is the astral or mental plane, inhabited by spirits and angels, and the Third World is the spiritual universe of the Hindu Gods. They would have been given to daughters by their parents before marriage as a display of prestige and as an aid to fertility.

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