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Asia Week New York 2013:
Susan Ollemans Oriental Art

Gold, Ruby and Diamond Set Rudraksha
South India
19th c.
gold Height: 4cm

A Gold Diamond and Ruby Ornament, encasing a single Rudraksha bead. The Rudraksha comes from the Ultrasam tree, sacred to Rudra, the Vedic God of Storms and to Shiva.