Earring with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities)

1600s or 1700s Overall: 3.7 cm (1 7/16 in.) Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.346.2

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 who...

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संस्कृति
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
माध्यम
repousse gold with pearls
विधा
Jewelry

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