Earrings: Ornamental Identity and Beauty In India by Waltraud Ganguly - 2007

B.R.Publishing Corporation, 2007. Hardcover. New. Earings always held a significant place in the jewellery of the Indians. They are invariably unique works of art, bearing religious or symbolic content. This book brings a comprehensive documentation of traditional earrings in India, based on scientific fieldwork fieldwork of more than ten years. The first part of the book gives a general survey of the historical relations to the Mediterranean area and to classical earring forms of the ancient sculpyures and archaeological finds. The evolution of different earring shapesand the differences between north and south are discussed. In the catalogue part, 170 specific earring types with numerous subtypes are represented. In over 400 colour illustrations of persons and ornaments, the amazing variability of every type is shown. Printed Pages: 284. NA