Pendant (padakkam)

The gold pendant (padakkam) designed as a composite animal and bird form with a double-headed yali, a mythical monster and gandaberunda or double-headed eagle. The body centering upon a cabochon ruby in the center and surrounded by rubies and diamonds with emerald highlights. The fan-shaped tail is set with parallel rows of rubies with an emerald in the middle. The faces set with cabocohon rubies and emeralds. The plain gold reverse of the pendant is decorated with incised designs corresponding with the form in front.