[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Ear ornament # Ear ornament Together with its pair, IS.26-2009, this large ear ornament was used to decorate the metal image of a Buddhist or Hindu deity. The profuse use of set stones to cover an area completely was characteristic of jewellery and ornament production during the 18th and 19th centuries in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal. - **Kind:** artefact - **Date:** 1700–1800 CE --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-27-2009](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-27-2009) · Pramāṇa