This necklace is made up of five finely gold-plated pendants, alternating with mostly cylindrical beads. The central pendant features a miniature temple, the divine couple Shiva (patron saint of the Chettiars) and Parvati, goddess of love and fertility, seated on their mounts, and the bull Nandi; foliage, flowers and birds complete the picture. […] – From A. Vanderstraete in Monnaies, objets d’échange, Afrique, Asie, Océanie, Genève, Paris, Musée Barbier-Mueller, Somogy Éditions d’art, 2016, p. 179.

Artist: Chettiar nattukottai, Tamil Nadu, Southern India

Place of Design: Southern India

Made in: Southern India

Gold

Size: 105 cm

Museum: Musée Barbier-Mueller