DUNIYA NECKLACE

Object name : Duniya Necklace
Field record : #A02
Category : Assembled relic
Origin : Beads from India / pendant from India / coins from Afghanistan
Date :  Elements dated between late 19th and mid-20th century
Location found : Collected across the Indian subcontinent
Materials : silver-tone coins, white metal beads, brass pendent
Story : Originally separate objects with distinct functions:
- Afghan coins with Persian writing once used in daily trade, later kept as protective tokens.
- Indian metal beads traditionally worn as adornment or currency substitutes.
- An indian brass pendant, shaped as a talisman, meant to guard and orient its wearer.
Condition : Naturally worn. Marks of time visible.
Assembled : Elements gathered separately, later assembled. No alteration made to original forms.