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Ring
This kind of large rings was worn by the king and other dignitaries of Kandy. They were also presented as gifts, for instance, to European envoys seeking an audience with the king. This particular object could thus also have been a royal gift.
Creator
- anonymous
- Keith Fullerton Whitman
Type of item
- Object Type: jewelry
- jewelry
- Jewelry
Creator
- anonymous
- Keith Fullerton Whitman
Type of item
- Object Type: jewelry
- jewelry
- Jewelry
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Creation date
- c.1750 - c.1800
Places
- Sri Lanka
- Sri Lanka
Identifier
- AK-NM-7068
- http://mint-projects.image.ntua.gr/europeana-fashion/AK-NM-7068
Extent
- diameter 5.2 cm
- height 3.2 cm
Format
- gold (metal)
- sapphire (mineral)
- ruby (mineral)
- Gold
Language
- nl
- nld
Providing country
- Netherlands
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2022-04-21T11:41:12.945Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2022-04-21T11:41:12.945Z