BEAUTIFUL PAIR OF "PAMBADAM" EARRINGS in gold and glass cabochons, depicting stylised snakes lying on eggs. South India, Tamil Nadu, 19th century. A NICE PAIR OF GOLD "PAMBADAM" EARRINGS, SOUTHERN INDIA, TAMIL NADU STATE, 19TH CENTURY. WEIGHT (GROSS) 52.98 g. - HEIGHT 5 CM (2 IN.) BIBLIOGRAPHY A similar pair is published in S. Stronge, N. Smith and J.-C. Harle, "A Golden Treasury: Jewellery from The Indian Subcontinent" The Victoria And Albert Museum, London, 1988, p. 59.