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1121 Old Gold Nath Nosering Indian Bridal Jewelry Masterpiece

Superb Nath worn by the bride.

antique basra pearl nath

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Many post-wedding nuptial ceremonies have the Nath as a centrepiece and are critical element of the culture in many communties.

Also one of the 16 sringaar adornments of a married woman.

Gold, Pearls and other stones.

Pearls are most likely Basra pearls.

Superb design

Estimated to be from the late 1800s

Rare and it will be hard to replace this in our collection.

Update: We have now arranged with a fine-art shipper to ship out gold jewelry worldwide

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This item has spent a lifetime being used for the purpose of its creation with the original artist/user. Signs of this life lived heartily may be present on the piece in the form of stains, thread loss, loose threads, holes, tears, color run and other imperfections. Therefore the condition must be assumed to be “not” perfect. More photos of such imperfections will be provided on request.

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