Jantar necklace
Nepal
Silver alloy (kakar-manka)
18 inches (45.7 cm) long, as photographed, 2.5 inches (6.3 cm) wide
19th to early 20th century
This long silver necklace, jantar, features a hollow amulet box depicting the elephant god Ganesha, which is suspended from eight woven silver wire cords, anchored in the back with a circular lotus repoussé clasp. These necklaces were worn by the wealthy married Tamang women of Nepal; traces of red puja powder remain on the two pendants.
Cf. Leurquin, Ann, A World of Necklaces: Africa, Asia, Oceania, America from the Ghysels Collection, Skira, 2003, p 268-269.
$900
