Treasury of the World is a stunning collection of more than 400 exquisite, jewelled works of art – from household items to ornate necklaces and ceremonial swords – from the glorious era of Mughal-ruled India.

Featuring gem stones and other precious objects from The al-Sabah Collection in Kuwait, this blockbuster exhibition has travelled to prestigious venues such as the British Museum in London, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Museum in Paris.

It makes its Asian debut at the Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore.

Through the exhibition, visitors will learn about life in the Mughal court, from leisure pursuits to food and weaponry of the royal family.

The exhibition also offers a fascinating insight to the diverse techniques in the jewelled arts used by the artisans and craftsmen during this period.

One such technique that dominates the exhibition is the kundan technique.

It is a quintessentially Indian technique of gem-setting, where hyper-refined gold foil is inserted between the gemstone and the mount, thus acting as a form of glue to hold the stone in place within the mount.

This removed the need for solder, collets and claws to hold the stones down.

Click here to view the highlights of the exhibit.

Click here to view the opening gala.

The Treasury of the World exhibition will run till June 27, 2010 at the Asian Civilisations Museum.

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