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Jewelry in ancient India often consisted of elements associated with water, such as fish and other aquatic plants and animals. Since water is essential for life, imagery that connotes water is life-affirming, or auspicious, and therefore appropriate adornment.
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147529
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Necklace Beads in the Form of Fish
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147529
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title
Necklace Beads in the Form of Fish
description
Jewelry in ancient India often consisted of elements associated with water, such as fish and other aquatic plants and animals. Since water is essential for life, imagery that connotes water is life-affirming, or auspicious, and therefore appropriate adornment.
date
185–72 BCE
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q60755856
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Jewelry
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India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE)
accession
1973.39
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gold repoussé with granulation
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Necklace Beads in the Form of Fish, 185–72 BCE. India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE). Gold repoussé with granulation. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1973.39
collection
Indian Art - Sunga
citations
citation
"The Year in Review for 1973." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 61, no. 2 (1974): 31-78.
page_number
Mentioned: no. 180, p. 79
citation
Sengupta, Arputha Rani. <em>Buddhist Jewels in Mortuary Cult: Magic Symbols</em>. Delhi: Agam Kala Prakashan, 2019.
page_number
Mentioned: Vol. 1, P. 277-278; Reproduced: P. 280, fig. 5.70 a & b
citation
Guy, John. <em>Tree & Serpent: Early Buddhist Art in India. </em>Exh. cat. New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2023.
page_number
Reproduced: p. 66, fig. 28.
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John L. Severance Fund
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2026-05-29 07:33:59.064000
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147529
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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Indian Art - Sunga
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gold repoussé with granulation
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