This window-shaped brooch was designed to resemble an Indian jali—an ornamental window screen traditionally made of stone with repeated natural or crafted motifs. The small wonder employs a gold framework, emerald orbs, and geometric diamonds that shimmer and sparkle in the sun, mimicking larger screens and glass panes of a window. The brooch is a quintessential example of the groundbreaking art of Mumbai-based artist Viren Bhagat, and the MFA is the first museum in the world to welcome an example of this extraordinary artist’s work into its collection.

18-karat gold, diamond, and emerald.

William Francis Warden Fund. © BHAGAT.

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