TAJ MAHAL
THE TAJ MAHAL EMERALD
Details
THE TAJ MAHAL EMERALD
The hexagonal-cut emerald, weighing approximately 141.13 carats, carved with stylized chrysanthemum, lotus and Mughal poppy flowers, within asymmetrical foliage, to the plain reverse and beveled border, circa 1630-1650, in a red leather fitted case
The hexagonal-cut emerald, weighing approximately 141.13 carats, carved with stylized chrysanthemum, lotus and Mughal poppy flowers, within asymmetrical foliage, to the plain reverse and beveled border, circa 1630-1650, in a red leather fitted case
Literature
Vidya Dehejia, Indian Art, Phaidon, London, 1997, page 331, no. 213
Usha R. Bala Krishnan and Meera Sushil Kumar, Dance of the Peacock: Jewellery Traditions of India, India Book House, Mumbai, 1999, page 46, no. 45
Judy Rudoe, Cartier 1900-1939, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1997, page 317
Oppi Untracht, Traditional Jewelry of India, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1997, page 330, no. 746
Usha R. Bala Krishnan and Meera Sushil Kumar, Dance of the Peacock: Jewellery Traditions of India, India Book House, Mumbai, 1999, page 46, no. 45
Judy Rudoe, Cartier 1900-1939, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1997, page 317
Oppi Untracht, Traditional Jewelry of India, Harry N. Abrams, New York, 1997, page 330, no. 746
Exhibited
Smithsonian Museum, Washington, D.C., exhibited from 1997-2000
The Romance of the Taj Mahal, Los Angeles County Museum, 1989-1990, The Asia Society, New York, 1990, Toledo Museum of Fine Arts, Toledo, Ohio, 1990, page 141 no. 143
The Romance of the Taj Mahal, Los Angeles County Museum, 1989-1990, The Asia Society, New York, 1990, Toledo Museum of Fine Arts, Toledo, Ohio, 1990, page 141 no. 143
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