Necklace (arya)

The necklace (arya), a rigid collar necklace is crafted from gold and set with diamonds. The necklace comprises a broad, curved oval piece in a openwork foliate design with table-cut diamonds in foliate surrounds against a green enamel ground. Suspended below is a network of joined small triangular units in four tiered layers, each unit set with diamonds within a green enamel border and a fringe of pearls and blue beads and three diamond-shaped pendants with a flower set with diamonds against a green enamel ground and a fringe of pearls. The oval piece on top is surmounted with gold cups that would have originally held pearls. The cord is in the form of a bunch of woven green and white glass beads. The reverse is enamelled with floral motifs in green, blue, red and white.