INDIAN JEWELS 093
Peacock brooch
This gold brooch from c.1905 is
set with diamonds and
enamelled for colour.Turban jewel
Made of platinum and set with
sapphire and diamonds in
c.1920, this jewel
was modified c.1925–35.S
apphires, rubies, garnets – India has been famed for centuries as a source of
some of the world’s most precious gemstones, a treasure trove matched by the
skills of its goldsmiths and jewellers. Cultural traditions and techniques flowing
from India to Europe and the USA and back have enhanced the jewellery of both East
and West. Many of the pieces here come from the vast collection of Sheikh Hamad
bin Abdullah Al Thani, which holds some of the world’s rarest Indian jewels.Indian jewels
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