Antique Copper Bronze Chhapa Temple Stamps Amulet a vintage Indian silver pendant

a vintage Indian silver pendant and sterling silver findings and hook clasp

A smart and elegant necklace designed to be worn relatively short

In mint condition and never used

Natural clear pink/orange sunstone bead necklace with a beautiful old Indian silver pendant as the centrepiece

African turquoise is a much harder stone than turquoise

Antique Copper Bronze Chhapa Temple Stamps Amulet a vintage Indian silver pendantMade from a copper rich bronze alloy, these temple body stamps were made via the lost wax method of casting and are called Chhapa stamps, They originate in Orissa and Bengali temples, India ca. 1900. These ones are most likely associated with Vishnu the conch, the lotus and the disc. The stamps bear symbols or scripts related to particular Hindu deities, usually Vishnu or Shiva. The top supportive structure often terminates in a pierced finial,