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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 303373, member: 2844&quot;]Love it. It is a&nbsp; meenakari necklace from India or Pakistan. Probably gold-plated, some loss of plating with brass showing. Have you tested the pearls against your teeth? I assume they are imitation, but you never know.</p><p><br /></p><p>Meenakari is an enamelling technique from Iran, where it is called mina or minakari. It was brought to the Indian sub-continent during the Mughal (Moghul) era, and combined with the traditional Indian kundan technique of precious stone inlay in gold.</p><p>Since most traditional women&#039;s jewellery was/is given as part of the dowry, it is called wedding or bridal jewellery. It is also worn on other occasions.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nowadays most meenakari jewellery is non-precious, but still very pretty. Non-precious meenakari jewellery is not really considered wedding jewellery, because it does not have the value of precious meenakari. It is sometimes called Bollywood jewellery.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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