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Snake earrings of India
Their social, religious and symbolical context

Fig. 23: Pambadam, the conspicuous earrings of farmers and artisans in southern Tamil
Nadu. They represent an egg-laying cobra. Pamba means snake in Tamil language
Gold sheet filled with wax for stability; total weight 20-65 g, gold weight 16 g

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