Pair of Earrings with Four-Armed Vishnu Riding Garuda with Nagas (serpent divinities)
1600s or 1700s
Source image
https://clevelandart.org/art/1915.346
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...
Artifact
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94780
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1915.346
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Terms
Culture
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
Technique
repousse gold with pearls
Medium
repousse gold with pearls
Genre
Jewelry
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
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