Necklace (Primary Title)

Unknown (Artist)

18th–19th century
Nepalese
gilded copper alloy and glass
Overall: 8 × 9 3/4 × 1/2 in. (20.32 × 24.77 × 1.27 cm)
94.10
Not on view
Gift of The Friends of Indian Art and Museum Purchase, The Robert A. and Ruth W. Fisher Fund
By March 1966, Dr. Mary Shepherd Slusser [1918 – 2017]; [1] purchased by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts (VMFA), accessioned into VMFA collection in May 1994. [2]

[1] Object corresponds to #92 in Slusser's accessions notebook, purchased from "Madam Tamrakar” in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal on March 7, 1966.

[2] Accessioned May 10, 1994. Information in VMFA Curatorial and Registration files.

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