A pair of gold earrings, gokhru, Rajasthan or Hichamal Pradesh, India, mid 19th century, each

A pair of gold earrings, gokhru, Rajasthan or Hichamal Pradesh, India, mid 19th century, each designed as a hoop composed of three studded spherical motifs imitating the blossoms of the Babul Acacia tree, suspended from a hinged hook fitting, length 3.6cm each

Cf.: Victoria and Albert Museum, collection no. 03330A/(IS), for a similar pair of Indian earrings, dated circa 1853