Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol (185–72 BCE): Art, History and Details
Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 185–72 BCE, gold. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol (185–72 BCE) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.
The work and its context
The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:
These ornaments probably would have been strung on a long beaded necklace. The symbols are known by various names, including triratna, nandyavarta, and trishula. They are auspicious and reference creative, life-affirming energy.
Object facts
- Title: Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol
- Date: 185–72 BCE
- Culture: India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE)
- Type: Jewelry
- Technique: gold
- Collection: Indian Art - Sunga
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Accession number: 1973.61
Collection credit
John L. Severance Fund
Further reading listed by the museum
- “The Year in Review for 1973.” The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art 61, no. 2 (February 1974): 31–78.
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