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Adornment and Splendour: Jewels of the Indian Courts
Adornment and Splendour: Jewels of the Indian Courts
Kaoukji, Salam (Kaoukji, Salam)
SKU: VV1609330 ISBN: 9780500978641 Pages: 416 Hardcover year: 2023 Publicher: Thames & Hudson (Thames & Hudson) Price: $549.28 ship 24-25
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| The definitive catalogue of an unparalleled collection of Indian jewelry and luxury objects made at the height of the Mughal empire and the Deccan sultanates. This is the definitive catalogue of an unparalleled collection of Indian jewelry and jewelled luxury objects made at the height of the Mughal empire and Deccan sultanates in the 16th and 17th centuries. The collection, widely regarded as one of the finest in the world, was assembled by Sheikh Nasser and Sheikha Hussa al-Sabah for The al-Sabah Collection, Kuwait, and reveals the beauty, sophistication and diversity of Indian jewelled arts. The Indian subcontinent is naturally rich in gems. From ancient times master jewellers developed a wide array of unique techniques and made it home to the most sophisticated jewels on earth. Exotic birds and animals, flowers, trees and mythological scenes rendered in precious gemstones, gold and enamel demonstrate these artists' prodigious imagination and skill. They |