Double Bead Ear Pendants by Van Gelder

The enamel decor is a reference to the white plaster paint decorations one would see on clay water vessels, BHAVIA, stacked and carried over often long distances by the women of the rural parts of Rajasthan and Gujarat, India. The gold bead is a reference to these water vessels. The wave like pattern is a stylized reference to the rippling of water. This motif in Indian art is connected with flowing water, which in this concept is considered a fertility symbol.