Earring with Vishnu Riding Garuda

1600s or 1700s Overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.) Source image
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This earring was made to hang on sculptures of deities worshipped in Nepalese temples. Nepalese craftsmen excelled at the detailed encrustation of jewels to depict complex figural imagery. They shaped gold wires into a framework, then inserted polished stones into the spaces,...

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