Friday, February 20, 2015

Weekend Reflections


More of the "Treasures of the Maharajas"
exhibit at the Met (all of the pieces
now belong to Sheikh Hamad Al-Thani, of
Qatar).  These are early- to mid-19th-century
ankle bracelets, which might have been
worn by a woman or a man. They're gold, with
sapphires and pearls and green glass beads—so
pretty, but you probably wouldn't want to wear them
if you were planning to sneak up on someone.

[To see more Weekend Reflections, visit James's meme.]

8 comments:

  1. I was not sure where the reflections were but the shadows are good

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    1. Hard to tell maybe, but the bottom row of green is a reflection.

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  2. It is really amazing. The green reflections look as green (actually more so) and free-form three dimensional as the beads the light is shining through.

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  3. Don't tell the Maharajas, Alexa, but I think the way your camera has given them an extra row through reflection makes them even lovelier ! Bon weekend, ma chère.

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  4. great shot. The reflections gives the green beads more 3D effect. Looks like there would be another row of beads. Cool!

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  5. Very fancy and pretty bracelets. Love the green reflections, Alexa.
    Have a Beautiful Day!
    Peace :)

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  6. They sure are fancy! Much fancier than my ankle bracelets. :-)

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