Indian Princes & Parisian Jewellers - Exhibition February 24, 2009

The wearing of jewellery has always seemed, as it is today, an intrinsic part of Indian life. The precious metals and stones do not just represent riches or possessions, or even the necessary adjunct of the power and glory, though the great Moghuls epitomized the saying that the glory of a prince is made tangible by his buildings, his library and his jewels, but are also considered quasi divine, are believed to have astrological attributes and prophylactic properties.
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