Title
Gold Tubular Earrings (Murikkilattam)
Year/Period
Early 20th century
Region
South India
Object Type
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: Pls refer to individual dimensions
Accession No.
2019-00421
Collection of
Earrings such as these are from South India – similar earrings can be seen in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. They are of solid, high-grade gold. They are decorated with ribs, applied granulation work and small posts with pyramidal finial.The earrings open and close with a hinge mechanism. They open and close well.
