Krishna's Flute Motif Brass Lapel Pin

There are melodies that need no sound to be heard. The bansuri is among the most intimate symbols in the Vaishnava imagination: the flute that Krishna pressed to his lips at Vrindavan, the instrument through which the divine chose to speak not in thunder but in breath. This lapel pin renders that flute as a slender, elongated silhouette in cast brass, approximately 7.4 cm tall and 3.8 cm wide, finished to a warm, antique-toned lustre that recalls the devotional brasswork long practised in temple towns across Rajasthan and the Gangetic plains. Weighing just 5.2 grams, the piece carries none of the burden of ceremony and all of its feeling. The brass itself, unhurried and ungilded, is the point: honest metal shaped into something quietly sacred. Pin it to the lapel of an ivory hand-woven kurta for a literary gathering or a museum opening where restraint speaks louder than ornament. It works equally well on the breast pocket of a linen blazer at a festive lunch where you wish to signal devotion without declaration. The standard free-size pin back makes it straightforward to move between garments. At 5.2 grams it sits flush against even fine fabric without pulling the weave. The brass finish ages gracefully with wear, deepening in tone rather than dulling, which means this small, considered piece only grows more particular to its owner over time.

Details

• Material: Brass
• Dimensions: 2.9 Inch Height x 1.5 Inch Width
• Weight: 5.2 g
• SKU: LDE177