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GIA To Display Jewels Of India Exhibit

October 2, 2017 By sdcnews

One of many ornate objects from India will be on display at GIA headquarters in Carlsbad.

CARLSBAD–A singular exhibit of intricately designed 17th to 20th-century jewelry and ornate objects from India debuts on Oct. 13 at Gemological Institute of America (GIA) headquarters in Carlsbad.

“Centuries of Opulence: Jewels of India,” will be on display through March 2018, showcasing 300 years of adornment with 50 lavish historical jewelry pieces and objects, including several from the Mughal Empire (1526–1857). 

“We are thrilled to be able to exhibit this spectacular historical jewelry,” said Terri Ottaway, curator of the GIA museum. “The wealth of gems in each piece gives us a tantalizing look at the lavishness of the royal courts of India from centuries past.”

“Centuries of Opulence: Jewels of India” explores the often intricate routes diamonds, rubies, emeralds, sapphires and other gems decorating these pieces took from their sources across the globe. It delves into their religious and cultural symbolism, the wars fought for them and the historical tradition of gemology – the study of gems – in India. The pieces exhibited are on loan from a private collection.

Ottaway continued, “The nobility of India traded diamonds from their famous Golconda region for Colombian emeralds, Burmese rubies and pearls from the Persian Gulf.  No mine was too remote to access, no ocean was too wide to cross, in pursuit of the very best gems. For the gems not only conveyed wealth and status, but they were also worn as talismans for the protection and enhancement of life. With so much at stake, you begin to understand why wars were won and lost for these treasures.”

Throughout India’s history, many different gems were used in elaborately designed jewelry. Some served to honor religious figures; other jewels were integral to the marriage contract, as seen in nose rings worn as tribute to happiness in the union. Elaborately designed wedding necklaces depicted snakes or fish as symbols of fertility, and the colors used in enamel – typically on the back of jewelry pieces – functioned as a representation of the forces of life.

“Centuries of Opulence: Jewels of India” will be on display from Oct 13 through March 2018.

Visitors can schedule a tour by emailing guestservices@gia.edu, call (800) 421-7250 ext. 4116, or +1 (760) 603-4116 (if outside the U.S. or Canada).

The GIA museum in Carlsbad is home to the Institute’s extensive collection of gems, jewelry and minerals. The many permanent and rotating exhibits support GIA’s mission by strengthening awareness of gems, jewelry and gemology. The museum collection also supports GIA’s research and education programs.

Visit https://www.gia.edu/gia-museum for a full list of exhibits on display.  

The exhibit opens in conjunction with GIA’s annual Jewelry Career Fair on October 13, the only day when the campus is open to the public with no appointment necessary.

For more information visit https://www.gia.edu/career-fair, or call (800) 421-7250 ext. 4100.

 

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