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South Asia · c. 300 BCE – today

Deity pendants & sacred seeds

What it is
Portable gods: repoussé plaques of Ganesha, Hanuman, Krishna Shrinathji, Khandoba or local goddesses, linga cases (lingayat), and seeds such as rudraksha and tulsi beads.
Making yours
2–6 cm stamped silver or enamelled gold plaques. Rudraksha beads are natural seeds, 1–2 cm.
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Incised silver disc pendant with a plaited leather strap, Nubia (Egypt or Sudan), 19th centuryIncised silver disc pendant with a plaited leather strap, Nubia (Egypt or Sudan), 19th centuryNubia · 1850-1899Large silver pendant with missing stone and pendants round the base, hanging from a chain, Cairo (Egypt), 1850Large silver pendant with missing stone and pendants round the base, hanging from a chain, Cairo (Egypt), 1850Cairo · 1850-1880Silver pendant with religious prints, Cordoba (Spain), 1865-1870Silver pendant with religious prints, Cordoba (Spain), 1865-1870Cordoba · 1865-1870Gold pendant with carnelian scarab, Tiffany, New York, about 1890Gold pendant with carnelian scarab, Tiffany, New York, about 1890New York · ca. 1890Design Amulet with Pierced Shank, Device of Squatting Child Facing RightDesign Amulet with Pierced Shank, Device of Squatting Child Facing RightEgypt · First Intermediate Period, ca. 2100–2080 B.C.Ganesha; Jewellery, brass, embossedGanesha; Jewellery, brass, embossedAmulett av nickel med initialerna N.N. och "Guds allseende öga", från SträngnäsAmulett av nickel med initialerna N.N. och "Guds allseende öga", från SträngnäsSträngnäsDarstellung von HanumanDarstellung von HanumanAustriaAmulet Pendant with Green Tara and Manjushri (image 1 of 2)Amulet Pendant with Green Tara and Manjushri (image 1 of 2)Design Amulet with Loop on the Back, Device of Two Children shown in Opposite Vertical OrientationsDesign Amulet with Loop on the Back, Device of Two Children shown in Opposite Vertical OrientationsEgypt · First Intermediate Period, ca. 2100–1950 B.C.form goddess Durga; Jewellery, silver, embossedform goddess Durga; Jewellery, silver, embossedPendant with scaraboidPendant with scaraboidAmulet Pendant with Green Tara and Manjushri (image 2 of 2)Amulet Pendant with Green Tara and Manjushri (image 2 of 2)Collection d'antiques : amulettes : dessin / Jollois et Devilliers del.Collection d'antiques : amulettes : dessin / Jollois et Devilliers del.

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Anything in the gallery can be made: any piece, any tradition, in its own material or yours, by hand from the documented original. Numbered. Price on commission, quoted before anything is made. I reply within one business day.