India impressions, with some notes of Ceylon during a winter tour, 1906-7 [microform] . ordinary fineness, and wonderful engraved bladesof many kinds. Besides the well-known Jaipurenamelled jewellery there was a quantity of preciousstones—garnets, amethysts, sardonyx, onyx, and speciality of Jaipur work are the charmingspherical rolling lamps. These are spheres ofbrass chased and pierced all over with floral pattern,and made to open. Inside, by a very ingenious bitof mechanism, a small lamp is so suspended that italways maintains a horizontal position, and thoughthe sphere may be
India impressions, with some notes of Ceylon during a winter tour, 1906-7 [microform] . ordinary fineness, and wonderful engraved bladesof many kinds. Besides the well-known Jaipurenamelled jewellery there was a quantity of preciousstones—garnets, amethysts, sardonyx, onyx, and speciality of Jaipur work are the charmingspherical rolling lamps. These are spheres ofbrass chased and pierced all over with floral pattern,and made to open. Inside, by a very ingenious bitof mechanism, a small lamp is so suspended that italways maintains a horizontal position, and thoughthe sphere may be rolled along the ground it neverupsets the lamp within. They are used in thetemples at festival times. These lamps are madeat the Art School at Jaipur, where many nativehandicrafts are practised. Continuing our drive about the city we wereintroduced to the Maharajahs state elephant. Hewas a fine beast, and occupied a low walled court,all to himself and his keeper. His forehead, trunk,and ears were decorated with an elaborate paintedarabesque—a pattern in which vermilion, yellow,. U ZT^U
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