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Tarakasi silver filigree

South Asia tradition · 5 examples · indicative market tier: Under $500 (entry level & living craft)

Tarakasi (Odia: ତାରକସି, romanized: tārakasi, Hindi: तारकशी, romanized: tārkaśī, Urdu: تَارْکَشِی, romanized: tārkaśī, Persian: تَارْکَشِی, romanized: tārkašī) is a type of silver filigree work from Cuttack, a city in Odisha in the eastern part of India. Wikipedia →

Types & examples

Traditional Silver Filigree necklace from Cuttack, Orissa
Traditional Silver Filigree necklace from Cuttack, Orissa
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Tarakasi Earrings (Silver filigree) from Cuttack, Orissa
Tarakasi Earrings (Silver filigree) from Cuttack, Orissa
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Cuttack Tarkasi (silver filigree) pendant & ear rings
Cuttack Tarkasi (silver filigree) pendant & ear rings
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Specimens of silver filigree work made by Sonars from Cuttack, Orissa in 1873
Specimens of silver filigree work made by Sonars from Cuttack, Orissa in 1873
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Silver Filigree Work
Silver Filigree Work
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