324 SOLD Old Indian Silver Locket Ornament Jewelry with Cultural Significance

Sold to a discerning Antique Art-Lover

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Locket with the Image of the Goddess embossed upside-down.

This locket is a sign of marital status - but not an ordinary marriage.

The upside down version is special!

It is worn by the second wife when a widower remarries.

This small locket acts as an instrument of non-verbal communication!

Rajasthan,

Mid-1900s

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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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