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In Nepal, sculptures of deities were adorned with jewelry larger than pieces made for human beings. This pair of earrings features the Hindu god Vishnu seated cross-legged riding his mount the man-eagle Garuda. Garuda's arms are outstretched, grabbing the tails of serpents whose braided bodies snake up both sides of each earring. His wings drape like a cape behind him, and his talons clutch his crescent moon perch. Serpent hoods rise up behind Vishnu like a canopy.
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94780
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Pair of Earrings with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities)
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Pair of Earrings with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities)
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In Nepal, sculptures of deities were adorned with jewelry larger than pieces made for human beings. This pair of earrings features the Hindu god Vishnu seated cross-legged riding his mount the man-eagle Garuda. Garuda's arms are outstretched, grabbing the tails of serpents whose braided bodies snake up both sides of each earring. His wings drape like a cape behind him, and his talons clutch his crescent moon perch. Serpent hoods rise up behind Vishnu like a canopy.
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1600s or 1700s
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en
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Q60757053
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Jewelry
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Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
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1915.346
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repousse gold with pearls
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Pair of Earrings with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities), 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Repousse gold with pearls. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1915.346
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Nepalese Art
didYouKnow
Vishnu and Garuda are solar deities, and they sit on the crescent moon, so the light of both celestial bodies shines from these earrings.
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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade
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2026-05-29 05:02:58.545000
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94780
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Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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Nepalese Art
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repousse gold with pearls
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