Pair of bracelets (chandan churi)
c. 1750
Medium
forging
Dimensions
0.9; 7
About this artwork
diameter 7 cm x height 0.9 cm
Art Historical Context
Welcome to our exhibit on 18th-century South Asian adornments! This delicate **Pair of Bracelets (Chandan Churi)**, anonymously around 1750, exemplifies the exquisite metalwork of India's regional artisans during the late Mughal era. Measuring just 7 cm in diameter and 0. cm in height, these bangles were designed to gracefully encircle the wrist, evoking the everyday elegance of women's jewelry in Rajasthan or Punjab. Forged from metal—likely silver or a base alloy—the bracelets highlight the mastery of traditional forging techniques. Artisans heated the metal to a malleable state, then hamme...
About the Artist
anonymous
In the vast tapestry of art history, "Anonymous" stands not as a singular individual but as a collective designation for countless unidentified creators whose works have endured across millennia. These artists, spanning prehistoric cave painters to medieval illuminators and folk craftsmen, produced the foundational layers of human visual culture. Prior to the Renaissance, when individual fame emer...