This pair of gold peacock earrings studded with rubies and diamonds was probably used to decorate the Subrahmanya icon. It belongs to a group of ritual objects that would have received royal or noble patronage and was donated to temples and matts (monastries) of Vaishnavas (devotees of Vishnu) in Tamilnadu or Karanataka or Kerala. They make excellent examples of workmanship sponsored by the then rulers who generously donated to the temples.
